Dissertations on Malaria, Contagion and Cholera - Explaining Principles Which Regulate Endemic, Epidemic, Contagious

Klappentext First published in 1832, these essays by ship's doctor William Aiton explore the causes of cholera and other infectious diseases. Zusammenfassung When a cholera pandemic swept the world in 1832! the general public were varyingly advised to surround themselves with 'aromatic effluvia' to counteract the effect of bad air! avoid raw vegetables and drink warm water. In this treatise! ship's doctor William Aiton attempts to isolate the real causes of such infectious diseases. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Malaria and marsh miasmata; Contagion; Contagious epidemics; Generation of contagion; Evidence of contagion; Sphere of contagion; Effects of crowding, filth, etc.; Nature of contagion; Index.

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• Authors: William Aiton, Aiton William
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781108061414
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06141-4
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Medicine, Infectious & contagious diseases, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine, Infectious and contagious diseases