Coalville Times | 1901-06-28 | Page 2 | Insets Scatter Disease

Insects Praller luteal. Surgen Oeneral Weytnan hat limed a general circular to medical ofllcereol the Marine hospital aervlce calling tpeclal attention to the Importance ol Insects aa factora In conveying disease The circular aaya there la no longei any doubt aa to the relation of the looequlto to malarial dlieaace and to fllarlaale. "According to Slmond," It says, "plague la transmitted from the rat tc roan by the lira The lnfeotlon ol typhoid fever, and to a certain extenl cholera, may be conveyed by flies Medical odlcors are directed to placi motqulto netting over the beds of com muntcable dlaeased patients."