MYSTERY NO LONGER.
"X" DISEASE TRACED. (, . The mysterious *'X" disease has stac- * tieally been identified by, tins officers of , ' the-New South Wales State Health De- I partment an p.jlio-encaphaJo-mylfetis." > Although of rare occurrence, it is apparently not an absolutely new disease, as it has appeared in other parts of the v,v, world. . It is a very close relation to the disease which produces infantile paralysis!' That disease affects the grey matter of the spinal cord while "X" affects the> grey matter of the brain as well. ' \ 4 The bacteriologists of the department / are continuing their investigations, and , 1 it is hoped that satisfactory progress . will be made in the direction (if dia- , * covering a euro for the new malady. ■ i
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1918, Page 5
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120MYSTERY NO LONGER. Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1918, Page 5
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