Plague: Its Cause and the Manner of its Extension, Its Menace, Its Control and Suppression, Its Diagnosis and TreatmentJackson, Thomas Wright
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Plague: Its Cause and the Manner of its Extension, Its Menace, Its Control and Suppression, Its Diagnosis and Treatment
Jackson, Thomas Wright
Plague; Rats as carriers of disease
Mortality, 22, 23, 174, 175
Menace of plague, 28
Manila, plague in, 26
Manufacture of anti-plague serum, 18
Middle Ages, plague in, 20
Mexico, plague in, 22
Mauritius, plague in, 22, 25
Mediterranean ports, plague in, 22
Marmot, Asian, 28
Mice, fleas of, 32
Manchuria, pneumonic plague in, 37
Methods of entry of rats into ships and cars, 52
Mouse-typhoid bacillus of Loeffler, 53
Murium, B. typhi, 53
Manila, Anti-plague Campaign in 1912-1914 in, 57
epidemic, 1912-1914, 57
plague at quarantine in, 58
importation of plague from Hong Kong in 1912, 58
Mariveles Quarantine Station, 59
Manila epidemic, beginning of, 60
Mortality and numbers of Manila plague cases, 61
Manila cases in 1912, first, 62
geographic grouping of plague cases in, 63
R. R. station focus, 64
dispersion of fleas from rat cadavers, 65
close of year 1912 in, 67
Malolos, P. I., plague in, 69
Manila, taking charge of plague suppression measures in, 70
plague fighting organization in, 71
rat plague in U. S. Army Commissary warehouse, 76
habitations and plague, 83
light material house, 85
general cleaning campaign, 88
theatre, disinfection in, 93
Mus rattus, 99
alexandrinus, 99
Mus decumanus, 99
ferocity of, 102
Manila, breaking up of rat nests, 106
driving out rats by formaldehyde gas, 106
rat killing with dogs, 107
rat nests in trees, 110
snakes in rat traps, 111
rat swallowed by snake, 111
Multiple house infection (Manila), 112-117
Manila, collection and forwarding of rats, 122, 123
Mr. C., case of Manila, 124, 125
Manila, bacteriologic observation, 127
outbreak of plague among experimental animals, 139-145
conclusions from observation of plague outbreak among experimental
animals, 146
San Lazaro Hospital, 13, 69, 161
location of rat cadavers in relation to human plague cases, 162, 163
Mortality, statistical studies in, 22, 174, 175, 176
McCoy, Dr. C. W., 31
New Orleans, plague in, 26
Natural enemies of the rat, 43
National aid, necessity of, 56
Numbers and mortality of Manila plague cases, 61
Nest materials, 86
Natural enemies of the flea, 97
Norway rat, 99
Notes on rat runs, 105
nests, 105
food, 105
Natural plague infection in a cat, 149-154
Notes on plague in Hong Kong by Dr. Roberg, 153-160
Non-biologic diagnosis, 169, 170
Objection to domestic cats and dogs as flea carriers, 55
Order Rodentia, 99
Outbreak of plague among experimental animals (Manila), 139-145
Observations of animals suspected of plague, 146-149
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