Curatorial Records: Numbered Correspondence 00691
May 28, 1895
Major C.E. Munn,
Surgeon, U. S. Army,
Post Surgeon, Benicia Barracks,
California.
Dear Doctor:
I have sent you a second set of cultures of pathogenic organisms. I am sorry that you have had so much trouble in obtaining them, which was, as you well know, the fault of no one here.
Owing to the continual demand which has been made upon the Museum for slides of malarial parasite, I am unable at present to send you a slide; but I have placed your name first on the list, and just as soon as the fever begins at Washington Barracks, will send you a carefully stained slide.
Very truly yours,
Walter Reed
Surgeon, U.S. Army,
Curator
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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Coming Next Week: "Pest Week at the Medical Museum!" -- Lyme Disease Talk--7/15--12pm
| SAVE THE DATE! MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! | |
| “Lyme Disease in Your Community” Lunchtime Talk at Medical Museum, 7/15/10, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., Free! Featuring Registered Nurse Marilyn Algire and SGT Jason Patterson of the Preventive Medicine Department at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Concerned about a tick bite? Will you or your pets spend time outdoors this summer? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, then bring your lunch and join the National Museum of Health and Medicine for an informative talk about Lyme disease. The talk will include information about the geographic location of most cases of Lyme disease; how the disease spreads; the do's and don'ts of prevention; and the importance of early disease detection. This event is being presented in conjunction with the poster presentation, “Solving the Puzzle: Lyme Disease, West Nile Virus & You,” from the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. | |
| Where: NMHM (Building 54), in Russell Auditorium | |
Coming Next Week: "Pest Week at the Medical Museum!" -- Yellow Fever Talk--7/13--12pm
| SAVE THE DATE! MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! | “Yellow Fever – The Scourge Revealed” Lunchtime Talk at Medical Museum, 7/13/10, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., Free! A Presentation by CAPT Stanton E. Cope, Ph.D. Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy Director, Armed Forces Pest Management Board |
| Bring your lunch and celebrate Pest Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine with an intriguing talk about Yellow Fever and some of the events that led to greater control of this terrible disease. The talk will focus on a brief history of the disease and its impact on the U.S. and world; the experiments done in Cuba by the Walter Reed Commission using human volunteers; and more. Additionally, papers, books and other items, some of which are from the 18th century, will be on display. These items, including a reprint signed and corrected by Major Walter Reed, are from CAPT Cope’s award-winning collection on Yellow Fever. | |
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Letter of the Day: March 2
We may very well have the type of oil wrong.
COPY
Baton Rouge Barracks, La.
March 2, 1878
Surgeon General U.S.A.
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I have the honor to state that I have delivered to the A.A.Q.M. [Acting Assistant Quarter Master], at this Post for transportation to the Army Medical Museum, a small vial containing the head of a Tape Worm. Taenia solium? It was discharged by a child 2 ½ years of age on May 12, 1876.The child had been treated for the worm at different times, for more than a year previous to that time.
Treatment – Complete starvation for twenty-four hours – The administration at the end of that time of Zi oil of Male Fern – and the repetition of the same does with Z; castor oil 12 hours subsequently. The patient has been entirely free from any signs of Tape Worm from that time to the present. I trust the contribution though small, may be acceptable.
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
(Signed) M. E. Taylor
Assistant Surgeon U.S.A.
Post Surgeon
A true copy
George A. Otis
Asst Surg. USA
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