-19-~ returned to the deck and to work. At that time hewas wearing a cotton cap, undershirt, sweater, cotton pants and cotton gloves. “After work he washed his hands and face with seawater and "Monogen". Two or three days later he began to have his body three times with seawater. itching of his linvs and ears. Subsequently he washed the rest of There was slight darxening of his skin. nausea, no vomiting and no epilation. He had no On March 19 he began to experience a thick yellow discharge from both eyes. On phgsical examination there was seen a well developed and muscled young Japanese male, Around the mouth and on the posterior aspect of the neck were erythematous areas and groups of vesicles. The submandibular, anterior cervical and supraclavicular nodes were palpable bilaterally. “~pitrochlear node, injected. were clear, There was a small left None of these lymphatics were tender. The eyes were slightly The nasal pharynx showed no ulceration or gingival bleeding. The lungs The heart was not enlarged, the sounds were of good quality; in the third left interspace along the left sternal border there was a grade II systolic murmur which was not transmitted. there were no masses. The rate and rhythm were normal. The spleen was not palpable. breadths below the costal margin but was not tender. _ Laboratory Work: In the abdomer. The liver was down two finger No other organs were palpable. See Appendix (T-22) This 22-year old Japanese fishing schooner captain was awekened on the morning of March 1 by a flesh of light coming through the porthole of his cabin. immediately went out on the bridge but the flash had disappeared, He Several hours \ter the ship was overcast by clouds and there began to fall a fine dust shower, At this time he was at the wheel on the bridge. At 6:30 a.m. patient closed fore