The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-07

diminished and the srterial tension aug
mented.
In one case. on tho second day after
tho firss injection Of the anti-y elbow se-
rum. and after the pulse had fallen from
III to -, Il again ran up TO los, This
was due 20 the appearance OF the jaun-
dice. THIS Is contrary TO ordinary ttuu-
dice. IN which Tho pulse fails 10 n ami
sometimes as low as so "A minute. or
even less. This is on account Of the
morbihc entity OF tho hemoglohnicai
jaundice. owing 20 insufficient hepatic ac-
ton. accompanied by the cellular de-
strurtion
"buorts have thus far failed 70 obtain
the reaction Of the bile pigment or the
urine in the yellow fever patient which
has completely jaundiced. Many ohser-
vatons confirm the oplnion that the iaun-
dice IN yellow fever Is due 70 the ooIo~el
matter Of tho blood being transformed
into hnemaphaein.
Three Causes of Death.
Death from yellow fever f. n-oduced
from three causes; First by tho primary
Infection, produced by the toxin sacretad
BY the specific bacillus. Second by tho
secondary Infection before tho specific
bacillus has finished rs cyclic evolution.
caused by the deep LESSONS produced by
the toNina In the liver The liver IS con
sioered ono Of the principal means OF de-
fence against the different microb!an
growths- When LESSONS appear Ia II the
organism is invaded BY numerous mi
crobes. which take tho life OF the patient
by septacemaia- Third. death can also b.
produced by poisoned urine.
IF We were 90 make an investigation OF
all the deaths which are registered In an
epidemic Of yellow fever we would nnd
that the greatest number n them are due
-
uosis is difficult 20 establish during the
life OF The patient on account OF the syfuJ,-
toms of yellow fever and tho poisoned
urine. Alone the bacteriological eNa m
nation could show evidently one az tho
three infections which determine death
Cuuicany. with more or less approxlna-
ton. IL can be established that in fatal
cases OF yellow fever the predominant
neys
I'm the Epidemic IN which made my
experiments with the auti-yellow serum.
according to the declaration OF the com
mission nominated by the Board o. Health
81 Mexico this was the Predominant
symptom. The action OF tho serum iu the
most aggravated cases was 90 restore
normal action OF the kidneys with from
one TO three injections.
The question OF the action of the serum
upon the alhumcn r. yet open 10 discus
on: but. hasinE my statements upon the
results Of my experiments at Vera Cruz
/ can say that when injected during the
FIRST period OF the sickness. when there
are Vet no grave LESSONS IN the kidneys.
the serum prevents or mobiles the for
nation OF albumen. hut n injected after
fhe albumen has declared itself. Il has
TO retroactive effect.
The action OF the serum upon the
headache. the spinal pains and the pains
Of the lower limbs is rapid. They inva-
tinbly disappeared within A few hours at
ter the first injection.
The action OF the serum upon the tenn
perature Of the patient "a parallel to its
action upon the pulse.
The injection OF the serum early In the
course ~ the disease Il imperative. IN
THE cases where the injection was made
during the first period OF the sickness
mat As. before there were any appreciIole
LESSONS in the hepatlc apprenticeship pro
gress or the disease was stopped In from
one 10 four days. In cases where there
were serious LESSONS Il required from four
TO eight days TO stop the disease, and the
/ danger OF mortality In such cases is much
| greater"
Career OF DIR. BeIIinEaRhi.
DIR Rellinzaghi was born In Italy IN 1855
lie was educated n France. and studied
under Pasteur. In 1892 he went TO Monte
video Here he was professor IN the
| MonteyIdeo Bacterlological Institute.
In 1895 he went 10 Brazil where he was
| associated with the eminent bacteriolo-
| gl.t DR.. Felipe Caldas. Together they es-
/ tablished an institution FOR tho study or
| hsctcriology and the manufacture OF se-
rum at Rio Grande del sur. Brazil
/ IIere h began the study OF yellow fever
| and experimental with serums until ne
| discovered the one which has been thus
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