Antitoxine in Diphtheria
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Previous history.?The child was first noticed to be ill early on the morning of the 4th May, when she refused food and complained of a pain in her throat. Her mother then recognised that she was feverish, and saw some white or grey patches on the tonsils. Nothing alarming occurred until the night of the 7th May when the child suddenly developed symptoms of choking, dyspnoea and great restlessness. Surgeon-Major Keogh was called in on the
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Immunity
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