CHAPTER II

PATHOGENESIS AND ETIOLOGY 23

PATHOGENESIS: THEORIES; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; ACIDOSIS; TOXIC; BACTERIAL; VITAMINE (ACCESSORY FACTOR)

ETIOLOGY: BREAST-FED INFANTS 35

ARTIFICIALLY FED INFANTS: PASTEURIZED MILK; BOILED AND STERILIZED MILK; DRIED MILK; CONDENSED MILK; PROPRIETARY FOODS (EFFECT OF ALKALIZATION) 40

AGE, SEASON AND CLIMATE; ECONOMIC STATUS; PSYCHIC ELEMENT; PREDISPOSITION; EFFECT OF OTHER FOOD CONSTITUENTS; EXCITING FACTORS