THE HEALTH HAZARD OF AMEBIC DYSENTERY

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An outbreak of amebic dysentery among employees and guests of several hotels and eating establishments in Chicago became manifest in August. Practically all of the guests were nonresidents of Chicago and as a result the disorder spread to other cities. This preliminary report is being published, therefore, to describe the epidemic and the measures instituted to control it. Physicians throughout the country should be on the lookout for cases of the disease. Authorities1state that from 8 to 10 per cent of the population as a whole are infected with Endamoeba histolytica. The rate is probably not quite so high in Chicago. However, many of these infected persons do not have symptoms of sufficient severity to indicate that they are infected. While these chronic or carrier patients may not suffer from ill effects, they are a menace to others. This is well borne out by the present outbreak of

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