Vicious circles in disease / by Jamieson B. Hurry.

  • Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Date:
1913
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Vicious circles in disease / by Jamieson B. Hurry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V.—MALNUTRITION BREEDS MALNUTRITION ; SUPERNUTRITION BREEDS SUPERNUTRITION Examples : Anaemia. In anaemia the blood supplied to the viscera is defective in quality, and depreciates the functions of secretion, peristalsis and absorption. Hence the supply of nutriment to the body is curtailed, and the deficiency perpetuates the anaemia. Stenosis of Coronaries. Stenosis of the coro¬ nary arteries may prevent an adequate supply of blood to the myocardium. The result is imperfect nutrition and a weaker systole, causing further impairment of the blood supply. Obesity. Obesity prevents adequate exercise. The inadequacy promotes obesity. Immoderate eating is also a common practice in the obese, resulting in a further accumulation of fat. 1 VI.—THE IRRITATION CAUSED BY A PARASITE LEADS TO A FRESH LODGEMENT Examples : Oxyurides. Scabies. Impetigo Contagiosa. 1 Van Noorden, Metabolism and Practical Medicine. Vol. III., p. 704.