Human intestinal protozoa in the Near East : an inquiry into some problems affecting the spread and incidence of intestinal protozoal infections of British troops and natives in the Near East, with special reference to the carrier question, diagnosis and treatment of amoebic dysentery, and an account of three new human intestinal protozoa / by C.M. Wenyon and F.W. O'Connor.

  • Charles Morley Wenyon
Date:
1917
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Credit: Human intestinal protozoa in the Near East : an inquiry into some problems affecting the spread and incidence of intestinal protozoal infections of British troops and natives in the Near East, with special reference to the carrier question, diagnosis and treatment of amoebic dysentery, and an account of three new human intestinal protozoa / by C.M. Wenyon and F.W. O'Connor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE Methyl emetin in E. histolytica infections .. 107 Mouse, failure of E. histolytica cysts to infect.. 137 -failure to infect with Tetramitus .. .. 136 -failure to infect with Coccidium .. 136, 137 Musca, carriage of cysts by .. .. .. 145 N Natives, helminthic infections amongst.. .. 24 -infections amongst healthy cooks .. .. 25 -infections in Hadra prison .. .. 24, 25, 144 -infections high in healthy man .. .. 24 -infections in fsecal deposits .. .. .. 25 -as reservoirs of infections .. .. ..24,25 -uniform character of stool in prison .. 25 Nematode, carriage of eggs by flies .. 142, 143 Nicol, work on carriage of helminthic eggs by flies 152 0 Octomitus, human .. .. .. .. .. 76 Oocysts of Coccidium .. .. .. .. 82 P Pathogenicity, Blastocystis .. .. ..84,85 -Coccidium .. .. .. .. .. 82 -Entamoeba coli.. .. .. .. .. 72 -general .. .. .. .. .. ..34,72 -Lamblia .. .. .. .. .. 76 -Tricercomonas .. .. .. .. .. 89 -Trichomonas .. .. .. .. .. 81 -Waskia .. .. .. .. .. .. 86 Pathology, cells in dysenteric stool .. .. 60-64 -cells simulating Entamoebae .. .. 60-64 -large intestine in carriers of E. histolytica 56 -relation of amoebae to ulcers.. .. .. 58 -ulceration in carrier and acute cases .. 57 -ulceration at post-mortem without symp¬ toms during life .. .. .. .. 56 Pentatrichomonas .. .. .. .. .. 80 Prisoners (British), examination of 168 men .. 26 -bacteriological findings amongst .. 23 -E. nana most frequent amongst .. 23 -resemblance to hospital cases .. .. 24 -(Native) (see Natives). Prognosis in amoebic dysentery .. .. .. Ill Prowazek and Werner, cysts of Tetramitus .. 78 R Rats, failure of E. histolytica cysts to infect .. 136 -failure of Tetramitus to infect .. .. 136 Red blood corpuscles, in Entamoebse in 6-1 per cent, dysentery cases .. .. 21 -in E. istolytica diagnostic .. 46 Red blood corpuscles, ingested by Entamcebae only in tissues .. -ingested by Entamoebse during emetin treatment -not ingested by E. coli .. -not ingested by minuta forms of E. histolytica .. -present in Entamoebse in normal stool •• .• . • . • PAGE 69 114 68 69 69 123 Relapse, internal, after treatment -after emetin treatment 101, 103, 107, 110, 124 Resistant strains, no evidence of .. .. 113, 114 S Salines, influence on treatment .. -influence on E. coli infections -administration as aid to diagnosis .. Sarcophaga, experiments with Shircore, helminthic infection of flies Mombassa .. Single examination, error of -test on 96 men .. -yield only one-third of E. histolytica infections Sodium sulphate, action on cysts Stools, blood and mucus usually indicate baci] lary dysentery -character of, as aid to diagnosis -character of, in hospital cases -character of, in bacillary dysentery -character of, in amoebic dysentery .. -collection and examination of 118 128 34 143 i 141 11 12-17 12 154 23 45 22 60 65 10 -flagellate infections high when stool is liquid 23,24 —— importance of examination of various parts of 45 -infections according to character of, in hospital 22 -influence of character of, on infections -in amoebic dysentery .. -in bacillary dysentery -in dysentery, character depends on diet -looseness, as result of emetin -quantity taken up by flies .. -uniformity of, in native prisoners .. Strains of E. histolytica according to size of cyst 23 65 60 64 120 143 25 49 T Tsenia, carriage of eggs by flies .. .. 141, 142 Temperature, effect of emetin on.. .. .. 121 Tetramitus cysts, character of .. .. .. 78 -simulated by yeast .. .. .. 78 -— simulated by E. nana .. .. . .78, 91 -drugs, action of (see Treatment). -error of single examination .. .. .. 12-17