The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-13
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Washfnglsa.-rhs hlghly important
discovery ~ bsss upade by William
b. WAsrry. ssf0soa Of the marine hos
pdtAl service. that rats have leproay.
and that tAs Ordinary house fly. after
feasting upon . dead Ieprous rat. will
carry and deposit baeilli Of the dis
ease. The conclusions reached are
not deasits that the ~ transmits the
bacilli Of rat leprosy to human beings.
but the surgeon is OF the opinion that
1t Is quite possible for the fly to trans
NIT human lsprosy from diseased te
. non-dissased person.
Dr.. Wherry. In an important report.
quotes noted authorities in expressions
of well-founded belief that leprosy Is
frequently acquired through flies. The
insects gather upon the ulcers of
lepers and later bite well persons. In
one instance . man Who had been bit
ten by ny in q leper settlement no.
ticed the FIRST outbreak of the disease
at the place where the fly had bitten
him. The inoculations of the fly are
small. but when made under favorable
circumstances carry leprous bacilli
with them. 1t IL believed
The very careful examinations
made by DR.. Wherry at various places
In California seems to confirm the
theory that the fly, after coming in
contact with leprosy, will deposit the
bacilli of that disease for several days
afterward. In the last few months
DR.. Wherry examined 1851 rats at
Oakland. CAL. for leprosy, and found
20 infested with the disease, some of
them in the advanced stages. One
leper rat was found staggering In the
streets Of Oakland, blind and defense.
less from the disease. The disease
among rats il believed to be transmit
ted from one to the other by the ba-
cilli lying Just beneath the skin. Blood
sucking insects upoA the rats carry
the disease from the sick to the well,
just - II 10 now adnitted flies do in
cases Of typhoid fever.
Dr.. Whsrry used Tie carcasses Of
lsper rats to tnoculate flies. The car.
casses were sxpossd to flies in glass
Jars. After many 1ies had been col.
lected the 5ar was screened. After
feeding upoa the cascasses the aies
soon began 70 dsposjt. specks upon the
sidss Of tAs jass. Examination In
almost svesy instance showed the
presence q the hastpi Of rat lsprosy.
TAs sarssoa sosaA tbat the aiss took
- i0osaoe nsnbasa Of tho bacilh
non ths eAseaesea t,Whso ted 1poa
tves0 ~ stAss sfoens q vsll ra&s
70 bocil1 wsEe 1ppal. : ,e M
Dr. WAsuy eeatt1Usl ~ t0osetaat
lnvestaGaaioae WITH A1(10 lspscs. Al
~ AlaDe1a sssaty: Ao1f0asy ~ cap
tsrsl twe 1lss ho0 ~ ulsseatsl pos.
e5sa q ~ aAse e = a1vaaesd lsDse.
WttAla q Aesf a1tse ~ 1sss ~
bsea Daassl h vsals ~ sDeeks Aspos-
lteA ~ tAsa sAsvel bostin ee ~ d.
saeo ~ saDe = b ~ ease e tAs
1aAa. m 0aAy Asssu altsevard tAe
DDseks ssatalDel is0eoaibs basl1n.
IAo eurDeao Vae svsa ahss 70 oount
lAe aunbs a baeiM = - speek, ..
lAg ~ a10sovsd nsthe1s 1oe tAa& 20.
pess. h - spsek tAsee vsss l.lSe
bosiln. ADssiosats uosa gslasa
~ VIA ~ baeilh eal1el b ts0as-
lit - 1leea0o 70 tAaoo aa10Ala.
TAo eeoe,us1oas Of d. Wloesy -
tAA& tAsrs b - certain, svs1saos tAa&
ra4 IsDresy aAA he hu0aa liseaee are
he ea1A altAoagA Il = Dov Well -.
tah,i6As1 tAak tAs p,agvs = tsansoit-
ted aiDese wholly to Aunaa bstaQ
fro0 saks oo0inS In eootAc< VIA 6nol
q e3otAtnG. TAs taxing - of tAs pa.
asitss b. he " does Ho9 Asesssasily
Deaa tAAt tAo ~ also eaa carry tAs
liseass, but the facts ass givsa Tor
what tAsy are worth. II Was diseov.
cred q least that the parasites Do not
multiply IN Aiss. and that in ~ hosrs
The insects are clear oe The bacilh.