Studies Concerning Ship Beri-Beri. — Polyneuritis of Poultry
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Among the diseases that have of late attracted the attention of the official medical authorities of Norway, the so-called Ship Beri-Beri occupies a prominent place. The symptoms of this disease consist, in the great majority of cases, in weakness and a pronounced dropsy of the lower limbs, extending often to other parts of the body. There also exists shortness of breath, and other symptoms of a weak
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