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Hunger, influence of, on causation of rabies and hydrophobia, 888

Hyaline degeneration, 80

Hydro-bilirubin, 91

Hydrocephalus, following cerebro-spinal meningitis, 819

Hydrochloric acid, local use of, in puerperal fever, 1028

Hydrophobia, 886

Hygiene, 173 importance of perfect, in cholera epidemics, 758 in pertussis, 848 public, relation of physicians to, 207

Hygienic treatment of erysipelas, 637 of hydrophobia, 906 of scarlet fever, 539 of typhoid fever, 322 of yellow fever, 654

Hygroma, 116, 122

Hyperpyrexia in diphtheria, treatment, 694 in erysipelas, treatment, 637 in puerperal fever, treatment, 1032 in relapsing fever, treatment, 426 in rubeola, treatment, 579 in scarlet fever, treatment, 541 in typhoid fever, treatment, 327 in typhus fever, treatment, 364 in yellow fever, treatment, 651

Hypodermatic injection of anthrax swellings, 938, 943

Ice, impure, as a cause of disease, 185 use of, in diphtheria, 702 in scarlet fever, 542

Idiopathic parotitis, 620

Idiosyncrasy as a cause of typhoid fever, 245 influence of, in causation of variola, 436

Ill-health, influence of, in causation of glanders, 912, 920

Impure air as a cause of disease, 177 evil effects of, 181 water, as a cause of disease, 182

Impurities of water, from living organisms, 184 nature, 184

Incubation of relapsing fever, 376 of scarlet fever, 492 of typhus fever, 346 of varicella, 481 of variola, 436 period of anthrax in animals, 934 in man, 940 of diphtheria, duration of, 679 of glanders in horse, 914 in man, 920 of influenza, 863 of intermittent fever, 592 of the plague, 777 of rabies and hydrophobia, 894 of rötheln, 585 of typhoid fever, 259 of yellow fever, 643 stage of idiopathic parotitis, duration, 621 of idiopathic parotitis, 621 of puerperal fever, 1004 of pyæmia, 973 of rubeola, 563

Indications for treatment of puerperal fever, 1028 of septicæmia, 982 of yellow fever, 649

Infants' food, 196

Infarction, hemorrhagic, 164

Infection, 200 channels of, in glanders, 913 modes of, in human anthrax, 939

Infiltration, albuminoid, 72 amyloid, 84 fatty, 76

INFLAMMATION, 37 Characteristics, 37 Heat, 37 Redness, 37 causes, 37 Pain, 41 causes, 41 Swelling, 41 causes, 41 Exudation, 42 Reuss on distinction of exudation from transudation, 42 Migration of white corpuscles, 42 Coagulation of exudation, 43 Changes in the blood-vessels, 43 Disturbance of functions, 44 Varieties of--hemorrhagic, 48 Diphtheritic, 50 Productive, 51 Catarrhal, 52 Phlegmonous, 52 Acute, 53 Chronic, 53 Interstitial, 53 Parenchymatous, 53 Termination, 54, 55, 56 Resolution, 54 New formations, 54 Cicatrization, 55 Abscesses, 56 Destruction of tissue, 56 Causes, toxic, 43 traumatic, 44 parasitic, 45 infectious, 45 constitutional, 46 trophic, 46 Course, 46 Sthenic and asthenic, 46 Serous, 47 Typhoidal, 47 symptoms, 47 Purulent, 48 Suppurative, relation of microbia, 48 Fibrinous, 49 of fauces, catarrhal and diphtheritic, complicating typhoid fever, 295 of neck, complicating parotitis, 511 simple, complicating vaccination, 468

Inflammations, serous, complicating typhus fever, 355

Inflammatory fevers, 37 form of typhus fever, 354 rubeola, 568

INFLUENZA--Definition, 851 Synonyms, 851 History, 852 et seq. Etiology, 859 Predisposing causes, 859 Age, relation of, to causation, 860 Social condition, relation of, to causation, 860 Sex, relation of, to causation, 860 Occupation, relation of, to causation, 860 Race, relation of, to causation, 860 Over-crowding and filth, relation of, to causation, 860 Season, relation of, to causation, 860 Climate, relation of, to causation, 860 Air, condition of, to causation, 860 Winds, relation of, to spread, 860 Mode of onset of epidemics, 860, 861 Duration of epidemics, 861 Exciting causes, 862 Specific poison, 863 Contagiousness, 862 Dissemination, 863 Relation of, to other epidemic diseases, 863 Incubation period, 863 Clinical history, 864 Variations in intensity of symptoms, 864 Symptoms of mild cases, 864 of severe cases, 864 Symptomatology, 865 Analysis of symptoms, 865 Fever, 865 Temperature, 865 Pulse, 866 Urine, 866 Skin, 866 Eruptions, 866 Gastro-intestinal system, 866 Nausea and vomiting, 866 Physiognomy, 866 Catarrhal symptoms, 866 Condition of mucous membrane, 866 Hoarseness, 867 Cough and dyspnoea, 867 Nervous system, 867 Headache, 867 Frontal pain, 867 Pains in limbs, 868 Pleurodynia, 868 Delirium, 868 Dizziness, 868 Sleeplessness, 868 Hebetude and torpor, 868 Muscular twitchings, 868 Mental condition, 868 Duration, 865 Complications and sequelæ, 868 Inflammations of lungs, 868 Bronchitis and capillary bronchitis, 868, 869 Catarrhal pneumonia, 869 Lobar pneumonia, 869 Localized pulmonary collapse, 869 Gangrene of lungs, 870 Pleurisy, 870 Pericarditis, 870 Laryngitis and chronic bronchitis, 870 Inflammation of middle ear, 870 Parotitis, 870 Herpes labialis, 870 Phthisis, 870 Emphysema, aggravation, 870 Old neuralgias, aggravation, 870 Heart disease, aggravation, 870 Bright's disease, aggravation, 870 Pregnancy, 870 Intermittent fever, 870 Morbid anatomy, 871 Essential lesions, 871 Appearance of respiratory tract, 871 Changes in gastro-intestinal tract, 872 Bronchial glands, 872 Lung tissue, 872 Pathology--Not a simple acute inflammation, 871 Specific character, 871 Diagnosis--From non-specific catarrhal affections, 872 From typhoid fever, 872 Prognosis--Influence of age, 872 pre-existing organic disease, 872 of character of epidemic, 872 Mortality, 872, 873 Variability in different epidemics, 873 Rate of, 873 Cause of death, 873 Treatment--preventive, 873 Mild forms, 874 Catarrh, 874 Headache, 874 Cough, 875 Use of quinine, 874 Opium, 874 Fat inunctions, 874 Diet, 874 Severe forms, 875 Indications for treatment, 875 High temperature, 875 Cough, 876 Sub-sternal and chest pains, 876 Use of diaphoretics, 875 Bloodletting, 875 Emetics, 876 Purgatives, 876 Quinine, 876 Mineral acids, 876 Expectorants, 877 Opium, 876 Alcohol, 877 Chloral, 877 Diarrhoea, 877 Debility, 877 Lung complications, 877 Diet in, 875 Convalescence, 878 Danger of depressing measures, 878

Inhalations, use of, in pertussis, 844

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