Author: George H. F. Nuttall

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-26

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 9780331985849

Excerpt from The Journal of Hygiene, 1917-18, Vol. 16 A summary of the results obtained in this series of experiments shows in a conclusive manner that pneumonic-plague-infected marmots can readily transmit the infection through the respiratory passages as in the case of man. Conditio'ns which favour the propagation of the disease among the latter are in no way different for these animals. Close contact and moist surroundings seem to favour the rapid spread of infection from animal to animal. Out of seven marmots inoculated by inhalation, five (71 died after 4-6 days with acute pneumonic plague and septicaemia. Nine contacts placed with infected animals after periods varying from 1 - 4 days showed a mortality of 77 These seven marmots died after 4 - 6 days' contact. Here also, as in the preceding series, was noted a remarkably short incubation period, with marked infectivity on the part of the sprayed animals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.