Excerpt from Twentieth Century Practice, Vol. 20 of 20: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical Science by Leading Authorities of Europe and America; Tuberculosis, Yellow Fever, and Miscellaneous Tuberculosis (bacteriology, pathology, and etiology) History, Bacteriology, Tinctorial Reactions, Morphological Characters, Biology, Cultural Characteristics, Position of the Tubercle Bacillus among Organisms, Experimental Tuberculosis, Relationship between Tubercle Bacilli from Different Sources Concurrent Infections, Bacteriological Diagnosis, Pathological Anatomy, Distribution of Tuberculous Lesions in the Body, Histogenesis of the Tubercle Pathology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Zoological Distribution, Frequency in Man, Geographical Distribution Predisposing Conditions, Infectious Character of Tuberculosis, Distribution of the Bacillus Tuberculosis, Modes of Infection, Bibliography, tuberculosis (symptomatology), Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Constitutional Symptoms, Local Symptoms, Symptoms in Other Organs than the Lungs, Physical Signs, Modes of Onset, Miliary Tuberculosis Symptoms, tuberculosis (diagnosis prognosis, prophylaxis, and treatment), Introduction, Prophylaxis, Sources of Infection and Individual Prophylaxis, General Public Prophylaxis, Special Prophylaxis in Childhood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.