Tularemia*
Authors: VIRGIL E. SIMPSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 April 1929TularemiaA Consideration Based on a Resume of the Literature and Personally Observed Cases with a Report of an Unusual Complication.VIRGIL E. SIMPSON, A.B., M.D., F.A.C.P.VIRGIL E. SIMPSON, A.B., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-2-10-1092 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTORYSeveral interesting features attach to this relatively new disease in man. So far, its incidence has been confined to the United States and Japan, and while it would seem reasonable to expect it to be found wherever certain rodents exist, it has not been recognized elsewhere outside of our country. Second, it was discovered in the course of a general study of diseased rodents. Third, it occurs in nature as a highly fatal disease of certain animals, while recovery is the rule in man. 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Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Louisville, Kentucky*Read by invitation before the Harlan County Medical Society, Harlan, Kentucky, May 12, 1928. Revised and submitted for publication February 7, 1929. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTularemic PericarditisInfectivity of Tularemia Applied to Intact Skin and Ingested in Drinking WaterInfectivity of Tularemia Applied to Intact Skin and Ingested in Drinking WaterTULAREMIC PERICARDITIS: A REPORT OF TWO CASES INCLUDING ONE OF CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS*H. CLARKSON MEREDITH JR., M.D. 1 April 1929Volume 2, Issue 10Page: 1092-1107KeywordsTularemia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1929 PDF downloadLoading ...