Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-08
RABIES ON INCREASE.
Two Forms of the Disease Which Is More
Prevalent Than Many Suppose.

IN The PAPER on rabies which DR. l.
| r. salmon Of the Bureau Of Animal In
IdiStry contributes To the Agricultural De
partment Year Book racentiy unfinished
| this disease instead of being rare as ii j.
ip"pularly supposed to be- exists continu-
onS!y in the United States and further
more. is on the increase.
Inc death in Washington Of a man suf-
| leflhS from hNdrophobia led to the irtves-
tisatipn made by DIR. Salmon. He found
| that between 1893 and 1889 81 animals an.
seven hsman beings died of hydrophobia
N WashlnSton Other reports showed
mat the disease was generally prevalent
| Ihfougnout the country. For Instance
Or ". j. Coates. chief surgeon OF the
American Veterinary College. New York.
reported an average of seven cases a
year on the record books OF the college.
Dr. H. ID. Gil of New York reported an
average OF eight cases a year for the past
three years. DR.. Robert j. Wilson. as
Sistant bacteriologist OF the Naw work
City health department reported thai in
me past three years he had confirmed
the diagnosis Of rabies in 40 cases of do
| mesuc animals and three of human
LaSt year there was very serious out
nreak OF hydrophohia in Rochester. Or.
,enfse W. Coter. the health officer OF
December. 1891, he had seen from y tn 4,
| cases OF hydrophobia in dogs
Dr salmon says that in many cases OF
| rabies the nature of the disease is nnt
recognized. This is especially true OF
caSeS OF the dumb or mute form
mere are two forms of rabies. the
IN III ;,h9 NE dumb. In The former the
animal Is irritable and aggressive and
nites nearly every object that comes IN
us way. IN the latter the muscles az the
"a" are paralyzed almost from the firsr
appeaIan.e OF symptoms. and. being upL
dpie 10 oite the animal remains more
I!uet ana tranquil In both forms the
rnnaII'. d - me same and the. saliva is
rides arg less dangerous solely be-
,auSe their jaw muscles being paralyzed
they are unable To bite &C.
ne difference III the two forms ~ ~,
ulSeaSe IS due To the greater r1pititv nf
nc ueNtlopment of symptoms in DUNN
,nn iSs- Every case of furious rabies even
'uaiiN turns 10 dumb rabies A,r noraIySi.
Of the Jaws Is one OF the final svmntons
nat IS called the 'drop-iawi form is
Where inns symptom occurs on the first
i,,, =, "" disease. instead of after alI
,hn'erNai oi two. three or more davs. rs in
uir us, case OF furious rabies.
~ HitomS OF furious rabies apncar
r reln gradually The animal appears
t :. anu IS very apt To become more
4; ti,tctiohate than usual fawnins ana
licking The hands or the face of it mas
~ ~, as trough seeking sympathy ana aid
nus Is particularly dangerous dcmnn-
s.ratioh Tor there is the least ahrasinr
oi me SKIN there is almost a certaintv ~
which ION, There are many instances in
WnIth iAurophobia has been innartnd T.,
hdhian beings in this way ~
Nnothef very dangerous symntom Is
;, 80, IN. dog apparently has n hone in
i's throat and is unable to swallow This
~~h.hpl! means that paralysis has set in
H.i'Na at this period is Very virrlan,
anu many persons have caught tha dis
Ease py putting their hands i'm a dos
w. 80 10 Relieve it of the supposed bone
III, ur Herre biting and swapping NJ ay.rv.
t.i,ins winch eventually developes i, fnr
ium. ''e result OF delir-
M salmon refutes the popular error
,'at q mad dog has a dread Of w,tar
Z. popular fallacy is thai %ah,as
- olssase peculiar to the sumuer
i -, Statistics covering a long nar;oa
=. Years show that il is practic, in in ~ ~
pieNaient In December january ana ~, a9
'uary as III July. August and Seniemh.r
dro rom ~ me i remarkable features of nv.
TIL. sa ., 70 develop after inocuat inn
ms period varies ali the way from s s.ol,,
,non,. 70 ~, N one recorded instance ii
;; T., s. The majority of cases aa,,,,n ~
.,a,a .oi three to seven weeks Tho 49,
lily Is explained by DIR. Salmon ", ,nS
hnet tnat the virus must reacS ~ ~
,;,s,. anu spinal cord and the pern,s Ny
a piS mere before the disease daI.,n,s
, ,n tnat the rabies virus does NJ, ,p.
-, a.e through the body with The ,rp PHI
:" ,.i.ins other forms of contar;op 's
Ut. salmon Is i'm favor of des1ro,;,, =, |
a ~ 81 Iisidly enforcing a law r..,,, Gu.
al o'hef dogs TO be mug.led or iaa ~