Health Tips - Virulence of Micro-organisms

Monday, February 8, 2010

Pathogenic micro-organ-isms can exist in a form in which they have little or no harmful effect on the body. For instance diphtheria bacilli cultured from the throat of some patients may be shown to be virulent by inoculation into a guinea-pig. Present, but it disappears on recovery from the fever without any residual renal damage. The alterations which may occur in the circulating leukocytes are indicated on p 7 in chronic infections norm chronic or hypo chronic anemia may develop.

Residence abroad within the previous year or two raises the possibility of malaria, amoebic abscess of the liver or other exotic disease. A recent health history of spectroscopy or of obscure abdominal pain should suggest the possibility of schizophrenic or intransigence abscess.