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K AT A YAM A DISEASE 



he thinks that the indirect mortahty would raise the percentage 

 considerably. 



Treatment. — ^The only treatment that can be suggested is to 

 administer salvarsan or tartar emetic. 



Prophylaxis.— Avoid contaminated water in drinking and bathing 

 — i.e., use boiled water in infected areas for both purposes. 

 Wading in swamps, lakes, and paddy fields, is very dangerous, and 

 is the method of infection of man. 



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