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1st. General catarrhal fever, denoted by red and watery 

 eyes, dry nose, hot mouth, tongue furred and red at the 

 edges, high-coloured urine passed in small quantities, 

 frequent sneezing, a short husky cough and depression, 

 impaired appetite, and unusual thirst. 



2nd. Purulent discharge from the eyes and nose, an 

 elevated irregular line of red abraded mucous membrane 

 immediately inside the top lip ; posterior part of the mouth 

 inflamed, troublesome cough, short breathing, irritable 

 bowels, turbid urine, prostration greater, no appetite, 

 intense thirst. 



3rd. Mucous membrane inside the lips broken, vesicular 

 formation above the eyes, round the orbital arch ; throat 

 livid, expectoration, laboured breathing, difficulty in 

 swallowing, diarrhoea. 



4th. Broken sores above the eyes, at the angles of the 

 mouth, pustular eruption all over the abdomen, throat 

 clogged with tenacious fluid, and the external region 

 swollen and painful, thick sibilant breathing, hoarse croupy 

 voice, hard rapid pulse, and general distress. 



5 th. General aggravation of all the symptoms, head 

 stretched out, tongue frequently protruded, fauces swollen 

 and purple, reeling delirium, and suffocation. Emaciation 

 rapid throughout. 



Post-mortem appearances. — ^Tonsils and adjacent struc- 

 tures swollen and nearly black, covered by an adherent 

 membranous exudation, and, in some cases, deeply 

 ulcerated ; mucous membrane lining the larynx and 

 trachea intensely inflamed and coated with exudation, 

 films or casts of lymph found in the bronchi ; the lungs 

 more or less congested, often intensely inflamed, and some- 

 times adherent to the walls of the chest ; occasionally sup- 

 puration in the lung tissue is present. Pericarditis is also 

 met with. The liver, spleen, and kidneys present a variable 

 appearance of congestion. 



The terminal portion of the intestines is usually inflamed. 



