Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-26 | Page 15 | Monkey's Assist in Medical Work

MONKEYS ASSIST I IN MEDICAL WORK l I Simians May I Show Way to Cure Influenza and Pneumonia NEW YORK March 26 Are Are monkeys going to save the world from its most feared disease enemy pneumonia Very probably says Russell L. L Cecil M. M D. D D of ot the United States health department deI department de de- I research h se service who has Just justI I completed some of or the most remarkable experiments in tho the history of medicine I The experiments which are conducted for the purpose of determining the possibility possibility pos pos- of the cure and prevention of pneumonia by vaccine have already used nearly monkeys These experiments began last March with Francis G. G Blake M. M D. D Df collaborating ing with Dr Cecil and resulted in the announcement by Dr Cecil in the journal Journal journal Jour jour- nal of the American Medical association association tion Lion that at least one form of pneumonia pneumonia monia type 1 of or lobar lobal pneumonia can j be cured by vac vaccine lne and that the same type can ba bG prevented by the same measure Dr Dt Cecil and his is colleagues are attempting at attempting attempting at- at tempting to throw some light on the relation elation of the Influenza n germ to monia In the first experiments which are re not yet complete twelve mOnk monkeys ys were wera inoculated with Influenza germs All contracted the disease three of them taking aking pneumonia afterward It Is now Dr Cecils Cecil's purpose to continue the experiments experiments ex ex- with the view of obtaining a a. vaccine that will be competent against influenza as well as pneumonia