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her eggs (in little rafts) on the surface of the water,
and of the larvae, when hatched, to come up to
breathe. Thus a layer of oil on the pool destroys
its utility as a breeding place ;
complete drainage,
of course, also achieves the same result. With the
ravines, a match is sufficient to render them
uninhabitable, for so dry is the scrub that, fostered
by a light breeze, a bush fire has been known to
burn for two or three days and to cover many
miles in the process.
However, having dealt with the origin of the
malady and some of the preventive measures, let
us revert to the fever itself. As already stated,
malaria takes the form of intermittent fever,
which is remarkable for the sudden and high
temperatures recorded and the fairly rapid
recovery from each attack. These vary in in-
tensity but usually the first is the most severe
and, generally, with the debility following,
involves several weeks in hospital. Subsequent
attacks will be in the nature of relapses and,
although less violent, will probably be of a more
persistent and less typical nature. The tertiary
type is the most common, by which is meant the
fever which returns on the third day after a period
of quiescence. Afterwards, recurrences are likely
to take place on the fifth, seventh and ninth
days. The simplest check to this sequence is
the specific drug, quinine, taken in large doses
a remedy, which though of great value, is not
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