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were brighter and had fewer complications ; and 

 that, conservatively used, vaccines can do no 

 harm in the treatment of the disease. 



SCARLET FEVER 



It has been shown that much of the severity 

 of this disease and practically all of the sequelae 

 are due to the streptococcus. In view of the re- 

 markable results obtained in Russia by the use 

 of Streptococcus Vaccine for the prophylaxis of 

 this disease, it has been recommended that the 

 vaccine be used in the treatment of the disease 

 in order to combat the complications and lessen 

 the severity of the disease. For this purpose 

 Streptococcus Vaccine, prepared from strains 

 isolated from scarlet fever cases, may be given 

 in initial doses of 25 to 50 million gradually in- 

 creased according to the clinical indications. 



In the treatment of scarlet fever, particularly 

 those cases which exhibit extreme intoxication, 

 the administration of Antistreptococcus Serum 

 intravenously or subcutaneously will induce 

 more rapid and favorable results than vaccine 

 therapy. 



RHEUMATISM 



The specific causative agent of acute articular 



