The microscopic organisms found in the blood of man and animals, and their relation to disease / by Timothy Richards Lewis.

  • Lewis, T. R. (Timothy Richards), 1841-1886.
Date:
1879
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Credit: The microscopic organisms found in the blood of man and animals, and their relation to disease / by Timothy Richards Lewis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CONTENTS. PAOE3. Introductory remarks — The varieties of organisms found in tlie Wood — Tlie (])robahly) ]iseudo-orgnnisms of tlic blood — Ilie snpiK)scd organisms of bealtby blood — MM. Beebampaiid Kstor’s Microzyma sanyutnis —Supposed real cbanicter of Microzyma sanguinis — Syphilis-corpuscles or micrococci ... 1 PART I. THE OEGANISMS OP A VEGETABLE NATUEE WHICH HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE BLOOD. The lower forms of plant-life — N&geli’s three groups of lower fungi — Tlie limited range of transformations among fungi — The scbizomycetes distinct from the other groups and do not germinate — Cohn’s classifica- tion and views — Terms by which various forms of the scbizomycetes are known — Conditions under which fungoid organisms are found in the blood — Healthy blood not conducive to the g^wth of bacteria, &c. — The diseases in which fission-fungi have been found in the blood — The fermentation theories of the causation of disease — The vital theory, Pasteur’s — The physico-chemical theory, Liebig’s , . 6 A.—The Organisms found in the Blood in Splenic Fever. M. Dnvaine’s researches — Bactcridia — Discovery of bacteridia in man — Professor Cohn’s Bacillus anthracis — Dr. Koch’s researches : some objections which had been raised against Davaine’s conclusions — The effect of the virus on mice — Cultivation of the bacilli — The ‘spores’ of bacilli — Virus, according to Koch, inert in alimentary canal — Dr. J. Cossar Ewart’s experiments — Recognition of ‘spores’ of Bacillus anthracis in the intestine—Bacillus anthracis no longer to be considered motionless, nor capable of resisting boiling water or compressed oxygen —■ Mons. P. Bert’s researches — Effect of compressed oxygen on scorpion venom, vaccine, and glanders matter — Effect of compressed oxygen on charbon-blood — Effect of absolute alcohol on charbon-blood — M. Pasteur’s researches as to charbon ; cultivation- exi)eriment8 — The vitality of the ‘ spores ’ of bacillus anthracis — M. Bert is convinced that the ‘ spores ’ can withstand the action of compressed oxygen and alcohol — Bacilli a common accompaniment of the decomposition of urine 13 B.—The Vegetable Organisms in Septicsemia. Sopticromia — M. Bert and MM. Jaillard and Laplat’s results — Davaine on effects of successive inoculations of septinous exudations — M. Pasteur on the ‘ vibrions ’ of scpticremia — The action of compressed oxygen and alcohol on septic-vibrions 26 C.—Vegetable Organisms in Pneumo-enteritis or ‘ Typhoid-fever ’ of the Pig. Dr. Klein on a bacillus in pneumo-enteritis of the pig— Character of the bacilli previously found associatetl with Pig-typhoid — Cultivation- and inoculation-experiments — Tlie ‘ spores ' of the pig-bacillus . . 29 D.—The Vegetable Organisms in the Blood in Recurrent Fever. The spirillum of recurrent fever — Oberraeier’s researches — Spirilhv not invariably present in recurrent fever 33 E.—The question of the relation of Mycrophytes to Disease. The questions to be considereil before accepting the doctrine that diseases are caused by Microphytes — In- nocuous character of ordinary schizomycetes when introduced into the system — Disease-schizomycctcs assumed to be morphologically different from the others — The bactcridia of charbon said not to be a lieculiar plant 3.4