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‘is generally sore. These cases recover pretty rapidly, as a rule, in about 
twelve or fourteen days. In the severe form of scarlet fever, termed 
“ scarletina anginosa,” the throat and upper parts of the air passages are more 
especially involved. The symptoms are first those of simple form, and then 
they gradually increase in severity, or they may be severe even at the outset. 
The limbs swell rapidly: The rash and the blebs are more often found on 
the limbs than on the body, and they appear in successive crops, and often 
spread by coalescence of neighbouring patches. The spots in the nose.and 
“mouth are larger and darker in colour than in the mitd form. There is 
great difficulty in breathing and swallowing, and loud and painful cough in 
many cases. The throat is much swollen, and sometimes, though rarely, 
abscesses form in the swollen glands below the jaws. The pulse rises to 
60—I100 beats per minute, and is very weak. The breathing is much 
quickened, and the bowels are confined. This fever, when not complicated, 
generally declines in six to eight days; but great debility often remains 
after the acute symptoms have disappeared, and there is great weakness of 
the heart. In these severe cases a fatal result is often to be greatly feared, 
The reader will now see that purpura and scarlet fever are very similar. 
One may distinguish them by the fact that in the latter the spots in the nose 
are scarlet, whereas in the former they are dark purple. Sore throat is 
never absent in the scarlet fever, but is rarely present in purpura. In scarlet 
fever also there is swelling of the glands, whereas in purpura this does not 
occur. Again, the tendency to sloughing in various parts of the bay is 
characteristic of purpura. 
We have now, lastly, to speak of the treatment of these two diseases. 
In the first place, chiefly, the sanitary conditions should be carefully attended 
to, and the infected animals isolated in well-ventilated, warm, loose boxes ; 
for, although there is some doubt as to whether these fevers are contagious 
or not, there is, nevertheless, some evidence in favour of their being so. 
Some authorities, we may mention, do not believe them to be contagious. 
Mr. Charles Gresswell, of Nottingham, has held with us that scarlet fever is, 
at any rate in some instances, contagious. The stables in which the 
diseased animals have been confined should be disinfected thoroughly, and 
the walls well washed with lime-wash, containing half a pint to a pint of 
crude carbolic acid in each bucketful. The diet should be laxative and 
nutritious, consisting of linseed cake or oatmeal gruel, and roots. Mild 
cases of scarlet fever may be treated by the administration, three times daily, 
of the fever draught prescribed in influenza; but the more severe forms 
require all the care of the scientific veterinary surgeon. 
In such cases antiseptics are of great value. Fomentations to the throat 
and inhalations of steam from boiling water are very beneficial in all cases. 
During convalescence the tonic mixture prescribed in influenza may be given 
three times daily, and very careful attention, should be paid to dieting. The 
food should be of the most nutritious kind, but not in great bulk at first until 
the digestive powers are fairly pemered, Moderate exercise should be 
enjoined as the animal regains strength. B 
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