The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-06
CHAMBERS.
BY Geo. R. White, M. D., D. V. s.,
State Live Stock Inspector.

GLANDEhO.
BY Geo. R. White, M. D., d. V. s.,
State Live Stock Inspector.
Chambers is a contagious disease OF
the horse, transmitted directly from
horse to horse and from horse to maj
by contact with the glandered animal
itself, or cars, curry combs, brushes,
brides, halters or harness which
have become infected with discharges
from the diseased animal. In the
horse. Chambers runs both an acute
and chronic course, and the LESSONS
of the disease are principally con
fined to the Lymphatic system and
the mucous membrane OF the nose.
In man, the disease develops In the
acute form and death insues in from
five to twenty days. 1t is one OF the
most deadly of all human diseases and
one of the most loathsome OF all AMI
NAL diseases. When the disease man.
ifests itself in the skin by presenting
nodules which later break down and
become ulcers it is known as "Farcy."
Chambers in America is principally
confined to the range horses OF the
West and Northwestern States, how
over. on account of the constant snip
ment of this class Of live stock INTO
Tennessee, Chambers is being brought
into this State at frequent intervals
in spite of our Rules and Regulations
and our effort to prevent Its intro
duction. During the past year horses
suffering from Chambers have been
reported. appraised and killed In no
less than ten counties in Tennessee.
Approximately forty-ive or trty
horses have been disposed OF in MS
manner 1t behooves all u citizens
disease. Whenever a horse or u
distase. Whenever a horse or mule
is known to be "glandered' the fact
should be promptly reported to the
Comfy Board of Health Of the Coun-
tv Ia which said animal is located.
GlaE ers is a germ disease caused by
the Bacillus Mallei which was frst
isolated and described in the year
1882.
SYMPTOMS.-Profuse nasal dis
charge. This discharge is sticky or
tar like in consistency and dark1sn In
color. 1t usually sticks around the
nostril of the animal. If the nostrll
be raised and the interior ofthe nose
viewed there are usually observed
several small nodules, and ulcers ON
the septum division between the ma
sal chambers). The diseased animals
often cough, breathe irregularly or
nresent other evidences of broken
wind" The glands under the Jaw be-
come indurated and hardened, how
eve there is little or no swelling OF
these glands. l desire to direct espe-
cial attention to the following Sec
tons of State Regulations pertaining
to Chambers:
Section SO. No person, firm or cor
poration shall allow any animal al
fected with Chambers or suspected or
affected with Chambers, or
which has been recently exposed to
Chambers, to run at large or stray
any public road, common or
range, or be given water at any pub
lie fountain or trough in Tennessee.
Section 81. Animals affected with
Chambers or exposed to Chambers
shall be placed in temporary quaran-
tine and the fact reported to the State
Live Stock Inspector. The Temporal
ry quarantine shall remain in force
and effect until a diagnosis is madeN
and affirmed and the animal, II af-
Pected. disposed of by appraisement
and slaughter.
Section 38. Before animals present.
.ng clinical symptoms and LESSONS OF
Chambers are appraised and killed at
county expense, the animal must first
De examined and the case pronounced
Flanders by a graduated and licensed
veterinary surgeon. When practicable s
{ is desired that the veterinary sur
yeon's diagnosis be confirmed by {
,ither the compliment-fxation or the !
lgglutination blood test as made by