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Measles.—Researches have recently been conducted along the
same lines with regard to measles, the specific causal organism
having been reported to have been discovered and a skin test
evolved. Progress has also been made in treating cases of measles,
markedly successful results having been obtained from the injection
of blood serum from convalescent patients into others in the acute
stage of the disease. The whole question of measles is still in the
experimental stage and conclusions must be reserved until further
evidence has been obtained. One may, however, express the hope
that further experiments or observations with regard to these three
diseases may show the practicability of one injection for the
protection of children from all three. With the progress already
made in recent years this does not seem too much to hope for. Such
a protective treatment for all children would be of inestimable
value to the community.