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xii, 301 pages ; 22 cm |
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Garrison-Morton (5th ed.) 5403 |
| Contents |
In the nature of an explanation and an apology -- Being a discussion of the relationship between science and art -- Leading up to the definition of bacteria and other parasites, and digressing briefly into the question of the origin of life -- On parasitism in general, and on the necessity of considering the changing nature of infections disease in the historical study of epidemics -- Being a continuation of chapter IV, but dealing more particularly with so-called new diseases and with some that have disappeared -- Diseases of the ancient world : a consideration of the epidemic diseases which afflicted the ancient world -- A continuation of the consideration of diseases of the ancients, with particular attention to epidemics and the fall of Rome -- On the influence of epidemic diseases on political and military history, and on the relative unimportance of generals -- On the louse : we are now ready to consider the environment which has helped to form the character our subject -- More about the louse : the need for this chapter will be apparent to those who have entered into the spirit of this biography -- Much about rats--little about mice -- We are at last arriving at the point at which we can approach the subject of this biography directly -- In which we consider the birth, childhood, and adolescence of typhus -- In which we follow the earliest epidemic exploits of our disease -- Young manhood : the period of early vigor and wild oats -- Appraisal of a contemporary and prospects of future education and discipline. |
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Typhus fever.
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Epidemics -- History.
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Lice.
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Rats as carriers of disease.
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Epidemics. (OCoLC)fst00914079
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Lice. (OCoLC)fst00998043
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Rats as carriers of disease. (OCoLC)fst01090351
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Typhus fever. (OCoLC)fst01160066
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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