The Hygiene of transmissible diseases ; their causation, modes of dissemination, and methods of preventionW.B. Saunders, 1901 - 350 pages |
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Page 53
... regarded as the sole disseminators of malarial fevers . CHART 4. — Showing by months the seasonal variation in the occurrence of malarial fever ( arranged from statistics of Thayer and Hewetson ) . Oct. Sept. Nov. ມື Dec. Jan. March ...
... regarded as the sole disseminators of malarial fevers . CHART 4. — Showing by months the seasonal variation in the occurrence of malarial fever ( arranged from statistics of Thayer and Hewetson ) . Oct. Sept. Nov. ມື Dec. Jan. March ...
Page 59
... regarded as a typical miasmatic disease . It is evident that the term infectious , as referring to the causation of disease , is broader than the term contagious , which relates only to the manner of transmission . As the term is ...
... regarded as a typical miasmatic disease . It is evident that the term infectious , as referring to the causation of disease , is broader than the term contagious , which relates only to the manner of transmission . As the term is ...
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... regarded with sus- picion . Since the organism causing the disease is easily de- stroyed by heat , there is no more useful aid to prophylaxis than the use of boiling water . In recent times a great deal of interest has centered around ...
... regarded with sus- picion . Since the organism causing the disease is easily de- stroyed by heat , there is no more useful aid to prophylaxis than the use of boiling water . In recent times a great deal of interest has centered around ...
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... regarded as epidemic ; the number of cases reported between November 27 , 1897 , and March 1 , 1898 , having been 1927 as compared with 628 cases for the same period of 1896-97 and as against a weekly average of 40 cases for the eight ...
... regarded as epidemic ; the number of cases reported between November 27 , 1897 , and March 1 , 1898 , having been 1927 as compared with 628 cases for the same period of 1896-97 and as against a weekly average of 40 cases for the eight ...
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... no matter how insignificant it may appear , should be regarded as suspicious and should be subjected to the same vigilant supervision as applies to genuine cholera patients ; for many of these cases , though mild , are ASIATIC CHOLERA .
... no matter how insignificant it may appear , should be regarded as suspicious and should be subjected to the same vigilant supervision as applies to genuine cholera patients ; for many of these cases , though mild , are ASIATIC CHOLERA .
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