An inquiry as to amoebic dysentery. An inquiry as to disturbing the public mind. Dysentery statistics of the Phillippine Islands. Filipino emigration to the territory of Hawaii. Some Philippine diseases. The most congested agricultural population known. Five Visayan Islands, P. I. / by L. E. Pinkham.

  • Pinkham, L. E.
Date:
1911
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Credit: An inquiry as to amoebic dysentery. An inquiry as to disturbing the public mind. Dysentery statistics of the Phillippine Islands. Filipino emigration to the territory of Hawaii. Some Philippine diseases. The most congested agricultural population known. Five Visayan Islands, P. I. / by L. E. Pinkham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Practice of Medicine, by James M. Anders, M.D. Saunders Pub. Philadelphia ! 899. Anvrkno are regarded as the cause of tropical dysen- tery, but they are found in healthy persons and also in various bowel troubles other than dysentery. Transference is supposed to be through drinking water. Amoebic dysentery is found not only in the tropics but throughout Europe and North America. The duration of Amoebic dysentery is eight to ten weeks. The disease can be cut short by treatment. Neglected it tends to become chronic-