Yaws control in Ceylon.
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Ceylon is a small island, 25,332 square miles in extent: its greatest length is 270 miles and its greatest width 140 miles. It is situated to the south of India lying between 5° 53'and 9°51'N. and between 70° 42' and 810 55' E. Most of the country is flat, the hilly parts being restricted to a small central area. The annual rainfall ranges from about 20 in. in the dry zone to 150-200 in. in the wet zones. The N.E. monsoon brings the rains during December to February and the S.W. monsoon during May to September. The present population is over 9 million. In Ceylon venereal disease has been known as "Parangi", and mention of it was made as early as 1548 A.D. in Yoga Ratnacare-a book containing the whole of the native system of medicine. John Ribeyro (1640-1685), in his "History of Ceylon", presented to the King of Portugal in 1685, states: "Syphilis, they call 'Parangilede', which means 'Portuguese disease', because it was believed to have been introduced into Ceylon by the African slaves who were brought by the Portuguese in 1505." It was only as late as 1866 or so that "Parangi" was recognized as a health problem, and action was taken to appoint Dr. James Loos, Colonial Surgeon, to study the disease. His report was published in August, 1868. Gavin Milroy, in November, 1876, writing in the Medical Times and Gazette, stated that his attention had been drawn to Dr. Loos' report and that he was struck with the resemblance of the disease to cases of yaws seen in Haiti. It was also found during that period that in certain areas, particularly in the area known as the "Vanni" f, almost every inhabitant was affected with the disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of venereal diseases
دوره 38 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1962