| 书目名称 | Historical Diseases from a Modern Perspective | | 副标题 | The American Experie | | 编辑 | James A. Shaw | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Begins with an introduction outlining historical theories of disease, causation, prevention, and cure.Explores historic beliefs on disease diagnostics and treatments through a modern lens.Covers many | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .Historical Diseases from a Modern Perspective: The American Experience .is a must read for. .any student of history or fan of historical novels. Every disease section contains fascinating historical insights relevant to the American experience, including how the 1900 outbreak of plague in San Franciso was contained, why the flow of the Chicago River was reversed, why “chicken pox parties” were once common, how the scourge of yellow fever was abated, and why poor southerners were once considered lazy and shiftless. Those readers interested in military history will learn how smallpox impacted troop strength in the Revolutionary War, dysentery in the Civil War, influenza in WWI, malaria in WWII, and sexually transmitted diseases across all wars. The social history of alcohol and opioid use is outlined as is the pre-antibiotic treatment of syphilis and gonorrhea, giving rise to the quip, “.A night with Venus and a lifetime with mercury,.” and the nickname “.clap..” The use of anthrax as a tool of bioterrorism, the debilitating effects of scurvy, and the horror of leprosy are all discussed, along with multiple other diseases of historical interest... The text begins by outlining histor | | 出版日期 | Book 2024 | | 关键词 | infectious diseases; pandemic; epidemic; measles; polio; medical history; vector-borne diseases; fecal-oral | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52346-5 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-52345-8 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-52346-5 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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