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CHAPTEE VIII. 

 INFLTTEIIZA. 



. PAOE 



The specific organism was discovered in 1892— Morphological 

 characters — Method of staining growth on media — Occurrence 

 —Distribution of disease — Pathogenesis— Epidemics of note — 

 The disease has produced different clinical effects in different 

 years — An attack is not protective — Prophylaxis. 



TETANUS 



First obtained in pure culture by Kitasato — Morphology — Char- 

 acters of growth — Method of staining — Method of obtaining 

 pure cultures — Eesistance of spores to heat — Production of 

 artificial inununity in animals — Tetanus antitoxin — Eesearches 

 of Dr. Sidney Martin on the metabolic products of the tetanus 

 bacillus in the human body — Serum treatment. 



MALIGNANT (ESEHA. 



Discovered by Coze and Feltz — Forms spores — Method of staining 

 — Must be grown on special media under anaerobic conditions 

 — Occurrence of the disease — Method of obtaining a pure 

 culture — The baciUus is the cause of surgical gangrene. 



BUBONIC PLAGUE. 



Discovery and morphology of organism — Method of staining — 

 Growth on media — Distribution and occurrence of disease — 

 FUth disease — Pathogenesis — Characters and types of disease 

 — Methods of conveyance — Antitoxin treatment — Serum treat- 

 ment of YersLn — Protective treatment of Haffkine — Preventive 

 measures— Conditions favouring occurrence of disease — Steps 

 to be taken to prevent and retard progress of disease 231-243 



CHAPTEE IX. 



PNEUMONIA. 



Organisms most frequently found in pneumonia — A large group 

 of cocci have been isolated by Kruse and Panzini — Micrococcus 

 pneumonic^ crouposce — Diplo-bacUlus of Friedlander — Mor- 

 phology of organisms — Methods of staining — Cultural differ- 

 ences — Method of obtaining pure cultures — The organisms may 

 exist in the healthy throat — Value of bacteriological diagnosis 

 — Pathogenesis — Serum treatment — Dr. Washbourn's re- 

 searches — Practical disinfection. 



