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18 milk sickness". and slight fevers ; no pain in the head, back and limbs, no general lassitude for days preceding the attack. No critical stages mark its ])rogress, nor any of the signs of convalescence usually met in other diseases. True this is a negative view of the case, but none the less worthy of attention. *' The first symptoms usually manifested are feelings of languor, with muscular weakness and an unusual sense of fatigue, nausea and vomiting. The patient soon seeks a recumbent posture and the disease is rapidly developed." These symptoms invariably occur, if the disease amounts to any thing serious, but not always in the same order. Either may precede the others. The pnlse is usually slower than normal, only when temporarily excited by efforts to vomit. The skin is invariably dry, and of a purplish hue�frecpiently corrugated, especially the hands, the feet and the face. The patient complains of heat and will not suffer his arms and legs to remain under cover, although the temperature is seldom above and usually below the natural standard. The head is drawn toward the chest, frequently on the railing of the bedstead, or hanging over it with one arm over the head. The countenance has an apathetic expression. The mind occasionally irritable, but generally in a state of hebetude expressive of utter indifference and abandon ; delirium is a rare symptom. The heart and large arteries appear to be laboring under heavy pressure, and the capillary circulation almost suspended. " All the secretions and excretions are rapidly diminished." The bowels are constipated for want of peristaltic action. ' The patient is usually unable to walk or sit up, and if he should be, he is reluctant to make the effort. If these symptoms do not soon subside, they are followed by more complete prostration, frequent efforts to vomit, cold hands and feet, the eyes partially closed and glossy�or wide open and fixed on one object, stupor, coma and occasionally delirium, and " death steals over the unfortunate victim without a struggle." "There are some cases which run an exceedingly mild course, being characterized only by^a few day's debility, loss of appetite, and nausea, with a gradual restoration. Others, like the fulminant form of cerebro-spinal meningitis, completely overwhelm the subject, and death by coma ensues within one or two days from its commencement."
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-19: North Carolina Medical Journal [1878-1899] |
Document Title | North Carolina Medical Journal [1878-1899] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Publisher | Wilmington; Charlotte : The Journal?, 1878-1899. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1878 |
Identifier | NCHH-19-001 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 1 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Revision History | done |
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Fixed Title * | Page 18 |
Document Title | North Carolina Medical Journal [1878-1899] |
Subject Topical | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Medicine -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Publisher | Wilmington; Charlotte : The Journal?, 1878-1899. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1878 |
Identifier | NCHH-19-001-0026 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; article |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 1 |
Issue Number | 1 |
Page Number | 18 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | 18 milk sickness". and slight fevers ; no pain in the head, back and limbs, no general lassitude for days preceding the attack. No critical stages mark its ])rogress, nor any of the signs of convalescence usually met in other diseases. True this is a negative view of the case, but none the less worthy of attention. *' The first symptoms usually manifested are feelings of languor, with muscular weakness and an unusual sense of fatigue, nausea and vomiting. The patient soon seeks a recumbent posture and the disease is rapidly developed." These symptoms invariably occur, if the disease amounts to any thing serious, but not always in the same order. Either may precede the others. The pnlse is usually slower than normal, only when temporarily excited by efforts to vomit. The skin is invariably dry, and of a purplish hue�frecpiently corrugated, especially the hands, the feet and the face. The patient complains of heat and will not suffer his arms and legs to remain under cover, although the temperature is seldom above and usually below the natural standard. The head is drawn toward the chest, frequently on the railing of the bedstead, or hanging over it with one arm over the head. The countenance has an apathetic expression. The mind occasionally irritable, but generally in a state of hebetude expressive of utter indifference and abandon ; delirium is a rare symptom. The heart and large arteries appear to be laboring under heavy pressure, and the capillary circulation almost suspended. " All the secretions and excretions are rapidly diminished." The bowels are constipated for want of peristaltic action. ' The patient is usually unable to walk or sit up, and if he should be, he is reluctant to make the effort. If these symptoms do not soon subside, they are followed by more complete prostration, frequent efforts to vomit, cold hands and feet, the eyes partially closed and glossy�or wide open and fixed on one object, stupor, coma and occasionally delirium, and " death steals over the unfortunate victim without a struggle." "There are some cases which run an exceedingly mild course, being characterized only by^a few day's debility, loss of appetite, and nausea, with a gradual restoration. Others, like the fulminant form of cerebro-spinal meningitis, completely overwhelm the subject, and death by coma ensues within one or two days from its commencement." |
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Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-19/nchh-19-001.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-e; nchh-19 |
Article Title | Milk Sickness |
Article Author | Woodfin, H. G. |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-19-001 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-19 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb1318861 |
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