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Twentieth Century Practice (v. 15); An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical Science
Twentieth Century Practice An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical Science - v. 15 Author:Thomas Lathrop Stedman Volume: v. 15 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1898 Original Publisher: Wood Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you... more » can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: GLANDERS. ?? FRANK S. BILLINGS, GKAPTON, MASS. Vol. XV. -- 23 GLANDERS. Synonyms. -- Malleus liumidus; Morve (French), Rotz (German). Definition. -- Glanders is an endogenous, obligatory-parasitic, in- vasio-infectious disease, due to the pathogenic action of a specific bacillus within the body of a suitable host, which finds its historico- primary origin, and its present genesis invariably among the solipeds, principally the horse, from which it is extended to other animals and to man, directly or indirectly, but not to cattle and swine. Etiology. The scientific interest in a disease focuses on two series of conditions or factors : its etiological factors and their effects. It is generally the custom to write a special section on the history of a disease in an article like this, but as that history can only have to do with the ideas that have prevailed as to its causation, and the effects produced in the infested organism, it can be equally well considered in relation to etiology and pathological anatomy, and often with much better practical effect. The history of man is simply his endeavor to account for the existence and relations of conditions, himself included. The history of glanders is nothing more. While therapeutics should be based ou au accurate knowledge of the two factors mentioned, it largely is not, but eventually it may become of more historical importance than at present. Prophylaxis is entirely based on such knowledge. As to glanders, while there is no therapeutics the prophylaxis is direct arid simple. Death to the diseased covers the wh...« less