The Bacteriology of Diphtheria

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Excerpt from The Bacteriology of Diphtheria: Including Sections on the History, Epidemiology and Pathology of the Disease, the Mortality Caused by It, the Toxins and Antitoxins and the Serum DiseaseIn such works a single chapter is the utmost Space which can be allotted to the consideration of a single organism, however great its importance, and much of this space is necessarily devoted to a description of its morphology and cultural characters. Questions dealing with the history of its discovery, mode of distribution, relation to other organisms and practical diagnosis, as well as those concerning the epidemiology, pathology, prevention and serum therapeutics of the disease which it produces, many of which are involved In great obscurity, have to be discussed In a few paragraphs.Besides these works, which deal shortly with all the species of bacteria pathogenic to man, a few monographs and reports have been published dealing exhaustively with special points in the bacteriology or prevention of certain diseases.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.