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and the tongue is always dry
red to commence with at tip and edges & white fur in the
middle black
brown
absolutely before death. Surgeon Major James Ames, who is attached to the searching party
says that in some cases death has occurred after only a few hours illness. I have seen one case
of this.
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Post Mortem Appearances. Contrary to all that one has been taught about the plague, put-mortem changes are
marked. The chief change is in the blood, which I will speak of more definitely later on.
It is very fluid & does not clot at all.
There is no marked change in or enlargement of spleen, only slight softening. Sub-mucous hemorrhages of stomach, intestines, kidneys, and bladder have been seen. The lungs are occasionally slightly congested at the bases; the heart is empty & contracted.
The most marked change is in the Brain and upper part of the spinal cord, which are always congested & sometimes acutely inflamed. The meninges are always injected. The Blood Corpuscles ...