The Etiology of Diphtheria (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Etiology of DiphtheriaCase 1.-negro girl, 7 years old, has been sick two days. A thick whitish membrane covers tonsils, pharynx and anterior surface of uvula and soft palate. The child recovered. A piece of membrane 2 mm. Thick and 5 mm. Long was removed with forceps. Microscopical examination showed the usual structure of a diphtheritic membrane. Cover-glass preparations showed, singly and in clumps, bacilli averaging about the length of tubercle bacilli but thicker, often with one, sometimes with both ends swollen, frequently in one or both ends a small round body staining more deeply with methylene blue than the rest of the bacillus. These bacilli sometimes appeared slightly curved or broken into irregular segments. In addition, in considerable number, were found cocci single, in pairs and occasionally in chains, and a few long, slender bacilli were present.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.