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Title: Practical preventive medicine
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Boyd, Mark F. (Mark Frederick), 1889-1968
Subjects: Preventive Medicine Public Health
Publisher: Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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ly mixed with the cord until a homogenous sus- SCHEMA OF THE PASTEUR TREATMENT Day of treatment Age of dried cord Amount injected I 8-7-6 2-5 2 4-3 2-5 3 5-4 2-5 4 3 2-5 5 3 2-5 6 2 2-5 7 2 2-5 8 1 2-5 9 5 2.5 10 4 3-5 11 4 2-5 12 3 2-5 13 3 2-5 14 2 2-5 IS 2 2-5 16 4 2-5 17 3 2-5 18 2 2.5 19 2 2-5 20 3 2-5 21 2 2.5 For children the doses of the stronger viruses are reduced. 214 PRACTICAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE pension is secured. This is the material for injection. The siteof election is the subcutaneous tissue of the abdominal wall,which is prepared by painting the skin with iodine. With the vaccine distributed bythe U. S. P. H. S., the courseof treatment covers twenty five injections given over a periodof twenty one days. The schedule followed in the intensivetreatment of adults is as given in the preceding table. (d) Quarantine.—Of dogs transported from infected to unin-fected areas for six months. (e) Concurrent Disinfection.—Of patients saliva and objectscontaminated therewith.
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Pig. 92.—Proper and improper muzzling of dogs. The muzzle on the righthand dog is ineffective, as it may be easily slipped from position. (U. S. P. H. S.) if) Terminal Disinfection.—Thorough cleaning.General Measures.—(a) Muzzling of dogs when on publicstreets or in places to which the public has access (Fig. 92). (b) Detention and examination of dogs suspected of havingrabies. Detention should be maintained ten days. If deathoccurs search should be made for Negri bodies. (c) Provision for the immediate anti-rabic treatment (activeimmunization) of persons bitten by dogs or other animalssuspected or known to have rabies. The wounds should becauterized with fuming nitric acid as soon after their inflictionas possible. LOWER ANIMALS AS SOURCES OF INFECTION FOR MAN 215 ANTHRAX i. Infective Agent.—Bacillus anthracis. 2. Sources oj Injection.—Cases in cattle, sheep and horses. 3. Portal oj Exit.—In extravasated blood. 4. Route oj Transmission.—By the hair, hides and feces ofin

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