Brevites on the problems of filariasis

"Filariasis" in the ordinary sense of the term, is not a "surgical" disease. Investigations in these fields, to escape fallacy, which can only lead to utter chaos, must be carried with the meticulous care to detail that has existed, and served us very well, in the past. Surgical data, though by no means entirely to be excluded, yet, to be really efficacious, should march hand in hand with post mortem observations, and those of clinical laboratory. Theorising, though very sound in its own sphere, should be ever subservient to previously proven facts. That "age incidence", in view of the findings Anderson, etc. and the relation of puberty to Filarial infestation (Romiti) mean simply this; that the longer we live in a filaria infested country, the greater the chance we have of aquiring the disease. The fallacious "decline" due to senility, and shown by statistics (Romiti) means only this that many are eventually infected, some at an early stage of their lives and the minority never (Summary)