Note 81 — A JOURNEY IN SIBERIA.
Margaret R. Thomson translation
[Note 81] p. 412.—Splenic Fever.
Anthrax or splenic fever is a rapidly fatal disease due to a microbe, Bacillus anthracis. This was demonstrated by Koch, and corroborated by Pasteur. The latter discovered how to attenuate the virus, and secure immunity by inoculation. Cattle, sheep, and reindeer are among the commonest victims; but, as the narrative shows, man himself is not exempt.