The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-02
Bacteria Believed To Be
Japan's Secret Weapon

GERS did not know Of malaria-car-
living mosquitoes in the hills,
where our troops were sent to re-
cuperate; third, he claims that the
japanese were comparatively free
ct malaria, freedom not fully
explained by the fact that the JAP
anese had quinine.
2. Virus war - particularly the
disease lymphogranuloma venere-
UNI, virus venereal disease which
is quite widespread although the
public seldom has heard Of it.
Viruses can be crystallized, and
in that apparently inert form, re-
tain their v1ru1ence. Newman says
these crystals are each formed of
many thousands OF molecules, and
that each one is germ of death.
Virus experts do not feel certain
that a single virus molecule can
start a disease in a human being.
They do say that laboratory evil
eence indicates that a very tiny
amount, possibly a few molecules,
isn't done without carefully plac-
ing the bit of infective material in
selected place in an animal s
body, one not always easy to
reach.
japanese scientists, says the
book, have found out how to pro-
Guce venereal virus on a major
scale, for good or evil. The Japa-
nese can spread virus by animals
and by mouth-by communicating
foods, water supplies, beer - like
the Japanese beer that you may
have seen in photographs from the
South Pacific.''
3. Spirochete warfare - spiro.
chetes cause SYPHILIS, but this form
of the spirally germs is not the
only one in the disease war. New.
man says the Japanese have learn
ed how to multiply the virulence
CT the entire spirochete class OF
germs, and thus are in potential
position to spread syphilis, slime
fever or infective jaundice, yaws,
which is a syphilis-like tropical
disease, and relapsng fever. The
spread is to be achieved by spray
ing droplets of infected materials.
4. Kala-azar, or black fever-This
disease, says Newman, was intro
auced into the Indian province of
Assam as early as 1869. It since
has been introduced twice more.
The author suggests that Japan in
vsded India by way of Assam be-
cause of what she knew about kala-
azar's depicting effects.
S. Japanese river fever, or tsut-
sugamuslA fever.
6. Black death, and O'Hara's dig
known medically as tularemia.
Newman claims there was a mys-
FERROUS, sudden rise in casualties
from this disease just before the
war.
z. Leprosy-A year before Pearl
Harbor, Newman says, mass pro-
duction Of leprosy germs in barn
yard hens was announced as an
achievement of DR.. Miyagawa's in
$Ntute. Newman further declares
the japanese have virulent leprosy
germs. He does not state how long
it takes for a leprous infection to
develop in man. That period usu-
ally has been regarded as very
long.
8. Fungus diseases, Of which ath-
lete's foot is an example of a mild
type. The book names as the prin-
cipal weapon the growth which
causes granuloma fungus - some
what uncommon and supposed to
be highly fatal. He says these fun
gus spores were accidentally"
introduced into California. He does
not say the Japanese did this.
9. Japanese encephalitis, another
virus disease. 1t is simila:-. to the
st. Louis sleeping sickness of some
years ago, and to outbreaks of
equine encephaltis in the last three
years in the eastern United States
and the northwest. This virus is
not unlike the virus which causes
influenza.
10. Cancer, Newman says cam
Ger would be spread by using the
cancer-causing chemicals, which
are hydrocarbons, a score or more
in number, a few very virulent.
Newman says such chemicals can
pass unnoticed in food, drink, wa
ter and super-booby traps. He says
the Japanese have embarrassing
chemicals which can be mixed
with war gases, although he Of