COLD HEMAGGLUTININS AND FROSTBITE WITH APPENDIX ON VARIABLES IN THE DETERMINATION OF COLD HEMAGGLUTININS
Abstract
Higher incidences of frostbite and of cold hemagglutinins (CHA's) were found in Negro subjects as compared to whited subjects, and a infantrymen as compared to support personnel. Some link between frostbite and CHA incidence was suggested, although no significant difference occurred between the controls and the mild frostbite cases compared. No correlation existed between frostbite or CHA's and the climate in which men had lived most of their lives. Some association existed between high CHA level and frequent upper respiratory infection. The amount of CHA was higher immediately after a maneuver in a cold climate. No relation was found between CHA's and age. There seemed to be a relationship between blood group and CHA's. A detailed method is presented for determining the titer of CHA's.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1952
- Accession Number
- AD0006146
Entities
People
- David Chamovitz
- David Weiner
- Emanuel Mirel
- Henry J. Vissotsky
- Irwin Eskind
- Matthew J. Ellenhorn
- Stanley E. Staffeld
- Walter Berg
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Laboratory