Word: antitoxins
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...Antitoxin. Two years ago when Dr. Birkhaug was working at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore,** a friend suffering from erysipelas came to him. The doctor had been working on scarlet fever. But he decided to concentrate on erysipelas. He knew, as had long been known, that streptococcus pyogenes was the cause, that of this germ there are several strains, of which one is streptococcus erysipelatis. The problem was to isolate this particular strain and to develop from it a serum. He succeeded...
...When a Koch discovers the tubercle bacillus, a Banting discovers insulin for the relief of diabetes, or a von Behring an antitoxin for the cure of diphtheria, or a Park demonstrates the value of the antitoxin for the prevention of diphtheria, the world draws a long breath as if saying to itself, 'Now we are rid of that terror which has haunted the human race for centuries.' It then straightway forgets and goes on its way comfortably, assuming that, of course, the great discovery or invention is being carried into effect...
Animal Experimentation. "Anyone who has seen a child, succumbing to the gradual encroachment of the diphtheria membrane in its throat, suddenly respond to the marvelous effects of a diphtheria antitoxin will oppose to the utmost any attempt to deprive the child of that remedy. . . .I have seen guinea pigs by the thousands utilized for that purpose. . . .I have never seen a guinea pig suffer as much as a hysterical antivivisectionist at a dog show...
...eight-year-old girl has had laryngeal diphtheria several days. Dr. Arrowsmith finds her "struggling for each terrific breath." Instead of doing a tracheotomy instantly, he dashes to Leopolis 24 miles away, for antitoxin. He should have operated on the spot...
QUARANTINE-A mildly agreeable inoculation of comedy, with a bedroom situation as its own antitoxin...