Abstract
Epidemic dropsy is a disease which is common in Bengal and which presents the following features: It always affects rice eaters. The incidences is high when rice is the staple article of diet, low when a little rice is eaten and nil when no rice is consumed. In nearly all cases the disease is caused by rice that has been parboiled, highly polished and stored in hot and damp places for months after milling. In many outbreaks of the disease it has been possible to trace the source of infection to the same rice store, although the people affected have been widely separated. In early cases, if rice is eliminated from the diet the disease ceases to progress, but in advanced cases in which considerable damage has been done to the tissues the disease often fails to respond quickly and frequently progresses for a considerable time. Outbreaks of epidemic dropsy
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
