Volume 1

Suggestions for the care of malaria patients / drawn up for the information of medical practitioners by Sir Ronald Ross and S.P. James.

  • Ronald Ross
Date:
1919]
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Credit: Suggestions for the care of malaria patients / drawn up for the information of medical practitioners by Sir Ronald Ross and S.P. James. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. eee THE DIAGNOSIS OF MALARIA se we ae 1. A general explanation of the symptoms _... 2. The three clinical types re see athe 3. Symptoms of so-called “benign” malaria ... 4. Symptoms of so-called “malignant ” malaria 5. A list of “pernicious ’ symptoms... ve 6. Diagnostic points in the absence of fever ... 7. The condition called “malarial cachexia” ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS. ... ites ou Si tr. By clinical methods: :::: 2. By blood examination ... oti ey his 3. By the so-called “therapeutic test.” <.. - 4. Diseases for which malaria has been mistaken 5. Diseases which have been mistaken for malaria TREATMENT = “ee ae say te 1. The necessity of accurate diagnosis ... es 2. Why quinine sometimes fails ... st 3. How to use quinine so as to obtain the best results 4. The treatment and after-treatment of a case (a) Routine treatment of uncomplicated attacks (6) Treatment of serious “ pernicious ” attacks (c) “ After-treatment ” a sie ae PREVENTION _... oe as 1. Duties of Insurance practitioners... ae 2. Duties of Medical Officers of Health Extracts from the Malaria Regulations, 1919 BEY PAGE 5 <0 eee 6 6 eee p e °. 7 e . $ eee 9 a S) 9 : 10 @ee 10 oe 12 Zz =e ie : 13 a 13 a £3 ; 14 A 14 15 we 7 ae 57 Appendix.
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