Pneumonic Plague
Categories: Infectious DiseasesThe symptoms are those of a severe "lobular" pneumonia,
with bloody sputum containing many bacilli. It is usually rapidly fatal.
Death rate may reach ninety per cent.
Treatment. Prevention. Prolonged isolation, disinfection of the
discharges, cremation of plague victims, destruction of rats, and
preventive inoculation of healthy persons with sterilized cultures of the
bacillus pestis.
Immunity following this procedure is said to last from one to eighteen
months.
For pain, morphine; for weakness, stimulation; for fever, bathing; for
buboes, application of ice, injection of bichloride and excision have been
advised.
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PIERCE'S COMPOUND EXTRACT OF SMARTWEED
Smartweed 10 drams Alcohol 6 ounces Water 2 ounces Camphor 22-1/2 grains Oil of Hemlock 30 drops Oil of Sassafras 30 drops Extract the smartweed with th... Pigmentation
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Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). One tablet after each meal and before retiring. Constipation with pain in the lower back and in the lower part of the rectum; piles may protrude and be sore. Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form) Tablet at night in connecti... Piles
When these are troublesome the rectum should be emptied by a small dose of salts, and the parts thoroughly washed with warm water, the piles pushed back and local lotions applied (see treatment of piles). Hot fomentations of witch-hazel frequently give ... PILES. (Hemorrhoids)
Hemorrhoid is derived from two Greek words, meaning blood and flowing with blood. "Pile" is from a Greek word meaning a ball or globe. Hemorrhoids, or piles, are varicose tumors involving the veins, capillaries of the mucous membranes and tissue directl... Pilocarpine Muriate
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Small tropical American shrubs (family Rutaceae) with small greenish flowers. ... PIMPLES
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Aconite 2X dil., etc., one to two teaspoonfuls every hour, for the chill and fever, dry hot skin, full bounding pulse, shortness of breath. First stage. Byronia 2X dil. One to two teaspoonfuls every hour. Head aches as if it would split open, sharp s... Pleurodynia
Paroxysmal pain and soreness of the muscles between the ribs. Epidemic disease caused by a coxsackievirus, causing pain in the lower chest and fever, headache, and malaise. ... PLEURODYNIA, (Intercostal Neuralgia)
Belladonna 3X dil. Bryonia 2X dil. ... PNEUMONIA
It begins with a chill, fever, pain in the lungs, expectoration with cough, and the material spit up may be mixed with blood (rusty sputa). Then also rapid rise of temperature, "grunting" breathing, the nostrils dilate, and the cheeks are flushed. ... PNEUMONIA (Lobar) Lung Fever
Inflammation of the lungs. This is an acute infectious disease characterized by an exudative inflammation of one or more lobes of the lungs, with constitutional symptoms due to the absorption of toxins (poison), the fever terminating by crisis (suddenly... PNEUMONIA, Inflammation of the Lungs
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The symptoms are those of a severe "lobular" pneumonia, with bloody sputum containing many bacilli. It is usually rapidly fatal. Death rate may reach ninety per cent. Treatment. Prevention. Prolonged isolation, disinfection of the discharges, cremati... Podophyllin
Bitter-tasting resin from the dried root of the may apple; used as a cathartic. ... Poison Ivy, Buttermilk and Salt Heals
"Add considerable salt to buttermilk and bathe poisoned parts in it frequently." ... Poison Ivy, Excellent Cure for
"Copperas mixed with sour milk; put in all the copperas the milk will dissolve. I knew of a very bad case to be cured by this after a few applications. Care should be taken not to let it get on the clothing, as it burns badly." ... Poison Ivy, Lead Water and Laudanum Relieves
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Zinci Oxide 1 dram Bismuth Sub. Nit. 1 dram Carbolic Acid 10 drops Glycerin 2 ounces Mix. This is excellent. There are a number of remedies, but this is the best known for poison oak. The above amo... POISONED WOUNDS. Mosquito Bite
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Tall North American plant (Phytolacca americana) with small white flowers, blackish-red berries, and a poisonous root. ... Poor Circulation, Alcohol Rub for
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This is a very common practice among civilized women, and it has a most destructive effect upon the pelvic organs, as well as upon the general system. ... Preventive Treatment of Hysteria
In order to be successful in this line of treatment the cause must be found and treated. An English physician writes: "It is pitiable to think of the misery that has been inflicted on these unhappy victims of the harsh and unjust treatment which has res...