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Show Infantile Paralysis Germ. In a lengthy report to physicians, the Rockefeller institute annouuces the discovery of a germ in the brain and spinal cord of monkeys inoculated with infantile paralysis. The organ-Ism organ-Ism is said to be very minute, the difficulties attending its artificial cultivation cul-tivation and identification being so great that the discovery is as yet of little value for the purpose of early diagnosis of suspected cases. Monkeys Mon-keys inoculated with the micro-organism, developed a disease corresponding correspond-ing to infantile paralysis in human beings. be-ings. From these experiments it was determined that the mucous membranes mem-branes of the nose and throat of persons per-sons not sick with the disease may become contaminated with the virus and that without falling ill themselves they may become carriers of the disease. dis-ease. It was found, in monkeys, that the virus could be discovered six months after inoculation, and that drying dry-ing and mixing- with dust did not destroy de-stroy it. |