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...which he ate with good appetite, spoke irrationally, and was through all the stages of the disease. When the intermission recurred, he was in good spirits. Large doses of Quinine were exhibited. On the 18th, he declared himself as feeling quite maniacal; restlessness, black vomiting, delirium, and convulsions supervened, and carried him off before morning!
The concourse was well, and was apyretic; his pulse not indicating even the slightest constitutional irritation. About 4 P.M. on the 19th, I was called to see him, found him comatose and convulsed, with lividity, intense heat, and dryness of the skin. Death closed the scene in a few minutes.
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The presence of many people, during the reign of epidemic influences, gives pestilential violence to the disease. The emanations from the sick bodies will often precipitate a disease that has remained dormant, or passed away in very safe paroxysms. There can be little doubt that many cases went into the Military Hospital - I presume to receive inoculation - to receive death from the contaminated atmosphere of the crowded wards, which would have terminated in recovery elsewhere. Not only were the deadly emanations from concentrated disease ready to receive the patient, but his mind wandered to the crowded dead-house, and the prognosis of his own fate was struck, his mind at the same moment.
This, in the majority of cases, was too faithful! How much it is to be regretted that there occurred any impediment to the prompt and efficient fulfilment of Dr. Fergusson's recommendation, at the earliest assaults of...
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which he ate with
• good appetite_, _ spoke irationally,
in-
and was
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through all the stages of the discaw. When the
intermission recurred,
-good spirits. Foard Quinine was
• evening
the delusion
was exhibited. On the 18th. he declared
: ranicked_; restlessness, himself as feeling quite
black ; and convulsions super »
vomiting, delirium,
vened, and carried_ him
off before morning!
The concourte.
well-, and. was
apyretic ;
his pulse not indicating
even the slightest.
constitutional irritation.
About - 4 P..M.
on the 19th, I was
and
called to see him, found him-comatose
and convulsed, with lividity, intense heat,
and
dryness of the skin
Death closed the scene
in. a
a few minutes! "
of many people, during
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the reign of epidemic influences, gives pestilential violence to the disease. The emanations from the sick bodies will often precipitate a disease-
have remained dormant, or passed
that
say
away in very safe- paroxyems.
little doubt that
many
Here
be
can
cases went into the
the
Military Hospital - Cast, summer, to receive -inoculation of death from the contaminated
atmosphere of the crowded wards, which would have terminated in recovery
Not only
coerc
the deadly
deadly omcanations
elsewhere.
from
concentrated disease ready to receive-
ready to receive the patient,
but his mind wandered to the crowded- dead. = house, and the prognosis of his own fate=
struck, his mind at the same moment.
ares
This, in the majority of cases,
ces, was too faithful! How much it is to be regretted that there occurred.
any impediment to the prompt and efficient fulfilment of Dr Fergusson's recommendation, at the earliest assaults of
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