Facts and problems of rabies / by A.M. Stimson.

  • Stimson, A. M. (Arthur Marston), 1876-
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[1910]
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    FACTS AND PROBLEMS OF RABIES.® By A. M. Stimson, Paused Assistant Surgeon, United States Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, Washington, D. G. * 6 INTRODUCTION. There has existed since ancient times a disease which, on account of its peculiar method of transmission, its unusually long period of incubation or latency after exposure, the violent and terrifying symptoms, the extreme suffering endured by its victims, and its uni- formly fatal termination, has come, in spite of its comparative rarity, to be widely known to the general public and to be extensively investi- gated by scientists. At the same time there has been handed down from the ages when superstition and ignorance had as yet received but little counterbalancing check from the influence of reasonable or scientific investigation, a mass of erroneous belief which, in its extent and fantastic distortions, probably exceeds that to which any other malady has fallen heir. Nomenclature.—This disease has been given various names indi- cating some real or fancied feature of prominence. These names may be classified as follows: Language. Meaning madness. Indicating canine asso- ciation. Meaning fear of water. vdpotfroPla. Aquifuga, horror aquae. Wasserscheu. Hydrophobia. Idrofobia. Rabies canina German English Wuth, Tollwuth, Lvssa. Rabies, madness Hundswuth % Canine madness Rabia Hondsdollheid Other names have been suggested, but little used. The Latin “rabies” would seem to be the best general term for the disease in both man and animals. 0 Submitted for publication May 18, 1910. 6 Dr. Walter D. Cannon assisted in the work of translation and preparation of the bibliography, and the author desires to make grateful acknowledgment of his help.
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