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ITS NOKTPI CAROLINA BOARD OF HEALTH. they disappear simultaneously with the administration of quinine. The changes produced in the blood by them are sufficient to account for the symptoms and morbid anatomy. The transformation of the hiemoglobin by the Plasmodium results in the pigmentation which is so characteristic. The amoeba passes through a cycle of existence, during which toxic substances are developed, possessing the property of causing a necrosis of the red corpuscles, resulting in anaemia. How the parasite enters or leaves the body; how and where it is propagated; whether it develops in some aquatic plant or animal, is not determined ; but the study of its life as revealed by clinical experience leads to certain conclusions which futhre investigation will doubtless confirm. The term malaria means ''bad air." This indicates the long accepted origin of the disease, and indicates the avenue of entrance to the respiratory tract, or the skin. If a micro-organism is the cause, as is now conceded, and its habitat is fermenting organic matter in the soil, it is certainly a reasonable conchi-sion to arrive at that the entrance could be more readily effected through the mouth and the digestive tract than by either lungs or skin. It is well known that the system succumbs more readily to malarial influences while fasting; doubtless this is explained by the fact that the micro-organism has to reach the alkaline intestinal tract before developing its pestilential manifestations, and this is more easily done through an empty stomach than a full one, with the protective influence of active gastric digestion. If it is true that the'usual avenue of entrance is the mouth, the entrance into the blood must be made through the intestinal tract, and the prevention of the disease and its total eradication is ])rouglit within the region of possibilities. Instead of contending with a hydra-headed micro-organism i)ervading every breath of air we breathe, lurking in every evening breeze, Avhose whereabouts we know nothing of, we would have a simi)le little parasite trying to get into the intestines through an empty stomach. Thetopograi)hical and meteorological conditions in Eastern Carolina furnish a most suitable environment for the life of the malarial germ ; so our etfort must be directed primarily to the prevention of the development of the germ outside of the body, and then its entrance into the body. NotAvithstanding the fact that Sternberg failed to lind the germ in the marsh mud of Louisiana, the low marshy lands of the Homan Cam]>agna, the bottom lands of Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama, and the low lands of our section are too familiar as favorite localities for the worst forms of malaria to controvert the fact that heat, moisture and decomposing vegetable matter constitute the favorable environment which we i
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-01: Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Health [1879-1908] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1895-1896 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-006 |
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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Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1895-1896 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-006-0184 |
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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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Volume Number | 6 |
Page Number | 178 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | ITS NOKTPI CAROLINA BOARD OF HEALTH. they disappear simultaneously with the administration of quinine. The changes produced in the blood by them are sufficient to account for the symptoms and morbid anatomy. The transformation of the hiemoglobin by the Plasmodium results in the pigmentation which is so characteristic. The amoeba passes through a cycle of existence, during which toxic substances are developed, possessing the property of causing a necrosis of the red corpuscles, resulting in anaemia. How the parasite enters or leaves the body; how and where it is propagated; whether it develops in some aquatic plant or animal, is not determined ; but the study of its life as revealed by clinical experience leads to certain conclusions which futhre investigation will doubtless confirm. The term malaria means ''bad air." This indicates the long accepted origin of the disease, and indicates the avenue of entrance to the respiratory tract, or the skin. If a micro-organism is the cause, as is now conceded, and its habitat is fermenting organic matter in the soil, it is certainly a reasonable conchi-sion to arrive at that the entrance could be more readily effected through the mouth and the digestive tract than by either lungs or skin. It is well known that the system succumbs more readily to malarial influences while fasting; doubtless this is explained by the fact that the micro-organism has to reach the alkaline intestinal tract before developing its pestilential manifestations, and this is more easily done through an empty stomach than a full one, with the protective influence of active gastric digestion. If it is true that the'usual avenue of entrance is the mouth, the entrance into the blood must be made through the intestinal tract, and the prevention of the disease and its total eradication is ])rouglit within the region of possibilities. Instead of contending with a hydra-headed micro-organism i)ervading every breath of air we breathe, lurking in every evening breeze, Avhose whereabouts we know nothing of, we would have a simi)le little parasite trying to get into the intestines through an empty stomach. Thetopograi)hical and meteorological conditions in Eastern Carolina furnish a most suitable environment for the life of the malarial germ ; so our etfort must be directed primarily to the prevention of the development of the germ outside of the body, and then its entrance into the body. NotAvithstanding the fact that Sternberg failed to lind the germ in the marsh mud of Louisiana, the low marshy lands of the Homan Cam]>agna, the bottom lands of Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama, and the low lands of our section are too familiar as favorite localities for the worst forms of malaria to controvert the fact that heat, moisture and decomposing vegetable matter constitute the favorable environment which we i |
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Article Title | Malaria and its Prevention in Eastern Carolina |
Article Author | Baker, Julian M. |
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