The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-08-17
CHAMBERS.
Meny Inquiries Made Concerning This
Disease.

We have many inquiries at the de-
partment relative to CHAMBERS, and as
the state is without law authorizing
| preventive measures on the part of this
| department. we can only furnish such
data as will enable the people to judge
when it is advisable to obtain the SER
vices of a veterinarian. The following
by Dr. C. Cary, of the Alabama expert
ment station in bulletin of that sta
ton presents the general symptoms of
the dHease.
1. Nasal Chambers is recognized chief
iy by the Ulcers on the visible lining
| membrane of the nose. The ulcers are
! generally accompanied by nasal dis
charge, and by small, hard, deep
seated swelling under the lower jaw,
high up near the throat, under the base
of the tongue; this swelling, or enlarged
Emphatic gland, rarely suppurates or
/ discharges pus.
2. Farcy CHAMBERS is manifested by
the presence of hard buds or buttons
and ulcers or chancres, found most fire.
quently on the inside of the thigh, or
on the inside or outside of che hind leg
below the hook joint, but may occur on
any part of the surface of the body.
g. Pulmonary CHAMBERS manifests it.
self by a dry, rough coat, indigestion,
ematiation, and by that irregular
breathing exhibited in horse with the
leaves C'Bellows'D. But case of pull
monary CHAMBERS can not be diagnosed
with certainty until the suspected ami
NAL dies or communicates the disease to
another horse or mule, or CHAMBERS be-
comes apparent in one or both of the
other forms of the disease.
4. Any one, or any two or all three of
the foregoing forms of CHAMBERS may
appear in single animal.
D. Chambers in any or all of its forms
is caused by plant parasite-sthe ba.
cillus mallei.
9. The germs or microbes are trans
mitted from the diseased to the healthy
animal by direct or immediate contact
of the healthy with the diseased; or by
the healthy horses or mules coming in
contact with the virus, the nasal dis
charge, in watering troughs, buckets
} hangers and stalls, infected by CLAN
dered animal.
+, Z. Man may become inoculated in
6 sores or broken places in the skin and
l thus contract CHAMBERS. This occurs
not infrequently with men who care
: lessly handle glandered horses.
. 8. All animals afflicted with CHAMBERS
, should be destroyed and their carcasses
e should be deeply buried in some out Of
the way place. Never throw the car
a Cass of any animal into the river tc
y breed disease and filth.
+ g. Disinfect thoroughly all infected
u stables, watering troughs, buckets
. harness, stable utensils, etc.
e 10. Strictly and completely quaran
s tine or isolate all exposed or suspected
:. animals until certain they are, or are
f not, glandered.
/, TREATMENT.
1t is useless, dangerous and expensive
to attempt to treat CHAMBERS in the
horse or the mule. | know medicine
vendors and empires will attempt
treatment of anything; but the very
best and most reliable authorities are
unanimous in declaring that CHAMBERS
in the horse or mule is practically incu-
J rable. The danger of contracting the
disease is far greater than one would
suppose when one sees men so reckless
and knowingly. careless i'll handling
glandered horses Recently a farmer
the writer an idea Uf the expense in
, Cured by handling and retaining a
: glandered horse on his farm, in the
following words: Had | destroyed
the first case of farcy that appeared on
r my farm / would have saved hundreds
e of dollars" Hence, when you are GER
: tain that one of your animals is affected
i, with CHAMBERS, destroy it at once and
burn or deeply bury the carcass.
CHAMBERS IN MEN.
Q The human family may be attacked
by this loathsome disease. In man ii
: appears in any of the three forms and
| the symptoms are somewhat similar tc
) those in the horse Chambers in man in
, its acute stage, may be mistaken for
. typhoid fever, rheumatism, pynmia
|, (blood poisoning), or erysipelas; and
Y chronic cases in man simulate chronic
syphilis or tuberculosis Consumption.
The occupation and history Of the af-
, fiicted person must always be thor
!, oughly considered; since man contracts
-, this disease by carelessly handling
!. glandered animals. The microbes or
n bacilli gain admission to the system
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