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Date.
1893.
April
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Day of
Disease.
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Temperature °C.
A.M.
35.3
35.2
35.7
35.6
35.4
35.4
35.1
1P.M.
37.8
37.7
38.0
37.7
38.4
37.1
37.7
5 P.M.
37.8
38.1
37.1
38.6
38.7
38.0
37.7
Pulse.
A.M.
40
48
40
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36
52
32
P.M.
48
48
45
52
51
48
51
Respiration.
A.M.
12
16
14
12
16
16
12
P.M.
16
12
10
20
20
12
20
Hæmatozoa
in Blood.
Absent.
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Colour.
Turbid.
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29th.—The animal is rapidly losing flesh, and becoming very weak.
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35.0
35.0
35.0
35.0
35.0
37.4
36.8
36.8
36.5
37.1
37.7
37.6
38.1
38.0
37.6
32
28
24
36
32
46
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44
52
36
12
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21
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12
Absent.
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Turbid.
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4th.—The animal is very weak, but continues to walk about.
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5th.—Death at 7.45 A.M.
Urine.
Sp. Gr.
1,048
1,030
Reaction.
Alkaline.
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Albu-
men.
Nil.
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No urine passed. ...
1,052
1,038
1,048
1,040
Alkaline.
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Hippuric
Acid.
Nil.
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The appetite continues good.
No urine passed.
1,046
1,049
1,040
1,042
Alkaline.
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Autopsy.—Examination 3¾ hours post mortem.
Thorax.—
Pleural cavities.—Each contains about 10 ozs. of a yellow coloured fluid.
Lungs.—Apices emphysematous. The tissues of the organs contain numerous hard calcareous bodies, white in
colour, which on section are found to contain yellow limpid fluid. The pericardial sac is free from fluid.
Heart.—Weighs 13 ozs. The base of the organ is surrounded with jelly-like material. On section, tissues
healthy in appearance.
Abdominal cavity.—Contains four ounces of a pale yellow coloured fluid,
Liver. —Weighs 2 lbs. 2½ ozs. There are numerous red spots dotted over the posterior surface, and a few cal-
careous nodules on interior surface. Tissues present a nutmeg condition, and are friable.
Spleen.—Weighs 7 ozs., organ petechiated. On section, dark in colour ; tissues firm and healthy.
Kidneys.—Right weighs 5 ozs. externally petechiated. On section, the medullary portion is dark red in colour.
Left weighs 4½ ozs., is petechiated and presents one calcareous nodule on its outer surface.
Stomach.—Cuticular portion congested, tumour ¾" diameter, one-half inch from villous portion. Internal coat
covered with numerous parasites and bots, tumour on section ½" deep, contains parasites.
Small Intestines.—Contain numerous parasites, Ascaris megalocephala 8½" in length, The mucous membrane
is congested in patches.
Cæcum.—Contains numerous parasites.
MONKEY I.—(Macacus radiatus) small variety.
August 1,
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1891.—Temperature A.M. 38.4°C. P.M. 39.0°C. Blood healthy.
Temperature
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A.M.
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38.5°C.
38.7°C.
38.4°C.
P.M.
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39.4°C.
38.7°C.
39.2°C.
Blood healthy.
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3 P.M.—Inoculated subcutaneously in the right inguinal region with 0.5c.c. of blood containing numerous
hæmatozoa, taken from the heart of a rat (Mus decumanus) immediately after death. Temperature A.M.
39.3°C., P.M. 39.4°C. Blood healthy.
Temperature
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A.M.
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39.3°C.
39.0°C.
38.8°C.
P.M.
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39.5°C.
39.4°C.
39.8°C.
No hæmatozoa
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in the blood.
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The white corpuscles of the blood are increased in number, there are numerous masses of colourless protoplasm
with fine spiculæ like those of an echinoderm. These masses are from 2 to 5 times the size of white
blood corpuscles. The red corpuscles are normal in character. Temperature A.M. 40. O C. NO hæmatozoa
in the blood.
Temperature
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Temp.
38.7°C.
38.8°C.
38.5°C.
38.7°C.
38.8°C.
38.7°C.
38.8°C.
39.0°C.
39.1°C.
39.0°C.
P.M.
P.M.
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39.0°C.
39.2°C.
39.0°C.
39.2°C.
39.3°C.
39.2°C.
39.3°C.
39.1°C.
39.4°C.
39.3°C.
39.4°C.
No hæmatozoa
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