He had developed erysipelas at the site of a mosquito bite, which resulted in septicaemia and pneumonia. |
It was this analogy that drove him on to study cholera, anthrax, erysipelas and finally rabies, culminating in the development of the rabies vaccine. |
Common skin infections include cellulitis, erysipelas, impetigo, folliculitis, and furuncles and carbuncles. |
The erysipelas infection that killed the three kakapo was brought to the island by migratory sea birds, researchers said. |
Today erysipelas is usually a mild and comparatively rare infection that clears up rapidly when treated with an antibiotic. |
It is indicated for sore throat, diphtheria, aphthae, carbuncles and swelling and erysipelas and strangury. |