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cord-354656-9ao33rq8	Cossart, Yvonne E	The rise and fall of infectious diseases: Australian perspectives, 1914‐2014	2014-07-07		.txt	text/plain	3345	209	45	2 The success of rat extermination in controlling plague in Sydney 3 provided a triumphant validation of new microbiological theories; Joseph Lister's carbolic spray was adopted by local surgeons; 4 Emil von Behring's antitoxin treatment reduced mortality from diphtheria; 5 and Paul Ehrlich's vision of a magic bullet to cure all infections was given credibility by the effi cacy of Salvarsan (arsphenamine, an arsenic-containing compound) against syphilis. 9,10 9,10 During World War II (WWII), intensive screening of Australian troops by miniature x-ray was followed up with bacteriological testing to identify patients with active infection, for whom treatment was compulsory. Tests were developed to screen donated blood and it soon became apparent that injecting drug use had silently amplifi ed prevalence of hepatitis C infection in young people in Western countries.	./cache/cord-354656-9ao33rq8.txt	./txt/cord-354656-9ao33rq8.txt