PASTEUR'S SYSTEM OF INOCULATION
\pastˈɜːz sˈɪstəm ɒv ɪnˌɒkjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \pastˈɜːz sˈɪstəm ɒv ɪnˌɒkjʊlˈeɪʃən], \p_a_s_t_ˈɜː_z s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m ɒ_v ɪ_n_ˌɒ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A system of i. for rabies in which a portion of the spinal cord of a rabid dog is used to inoculate a rabbit, which contracts the disease in about thirteen days. The spinal cord of this rabbit is used to inoculate another, and so on through a long series of cases. The cords are then dried and collected, some stale, others fresh and virulent. The system consists in beginning with the weakest for i. and progressing gradually to those of the greatest intensity, when the patient is supposed to be proof against the disease.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Quinones
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