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PROF. DESSAKT. 
It sometimes happens that the localization takes place princi¬ 
pally in the mouth, or upon the tongue, which becomes blackish, 
extensively tumetied, and covered with phlyctens. It also hap¬ 
pens that the localization takes place more especially in the horny 
box of the foot and is followed by its slough. In the first case, 
the disease receives generally the name of Stomanthrax or Gloss- 
anthrax* ; in the second it is said that there is anthrax in the 
foot. 
The duration of this form of anthrax is not as short as that 
of anthrax fever. Inmost cases death takes place about the third 
or fourth day. 
B. IN BOVINES. 
(a). Anthrax without external localization. (Anthrax Typhus.) 
—Under this form,t the morbid process manifests itself in a way 
somewhat similar to that of anthrax fever of equines. Like it, 
sometimes, it crushes, so to speak, or kills animals in a few hours, 
at others being much less rapid in its action, requiring three or 
four days at most before it ends fatally. In most cases animals 
die inside of twelve hours. 
When the disease assumes the apoplectic form it shows no pro¬ 
dromic symptoms. Animals are suddenly struck with it, most 
ordinarily while at pasture. They are seen stopping suddenly, 
staggering for a few seconds, trying to step forward and dropping 
down heavily, to rise no more. They struggle for a few minutes, 
sometimes an hour or two and die. Some at the time of the fall 
utter a kind of a frightened howl, a short and loud bellowing, but 
the majority remain mute. 
When the disease is less rapid in its development, it shows a 
series of symptoms easy to observe. These are generally as fol¬ 
lows: hebetude, alternating with moments of excitation; lower¬ 
ing of the normal temperature of the body, preceded by a short 
elevation ; horripilations, sometimes subcutaneous emphysema at 
the shoulders, neck, back, &c.; visible mucous membranes with 
petechia of a dark red or yellowish hue and infiltrated ; pulse 
at first strong and accelerated; beating of the heart tumultuous ; 
* Very rare in Belgium, especially in equines. 
t Authrax fever of some authors. First variety of anthrax typhus of Chabert. 
