Measles Prophylaxis

Epidemic of Measles

“…4. According to our experience, in mass inoculation it is not pos¬ sible to obtain the five day period of exposure because of the varying onset of the time of incubation.…”

Use of Immune Globulin in the Prophylaxis of Measles

“…Ferry and Fisher°in 1926 tried to produce active immunity with a toxin-antitoxin which has not gained universal 2. Barenberg 8 and his co-workers failed to get favorable results by this method. Tunnicliff 7 in 1917 tried a diplococcus antimeasles serum to obtain passive immunity.…”

“…The control children in whom bronchopneumonia developed were V/z, 3 and 6 years of age, respectively. 8 Tables 3 and 4 show that complications involving the ear developed in only 5 of the inoculated children, in 4 of whom the measles was mild and in only 1 of whom it was severely toxic. Number of control children with severely toxic measles with complications.…”