| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
x, 291 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An epidemic begins -- Constantin von Economo -- The London outbreak -- New York City -- Ruth -- The neurologist -- The medical investigators -- Adam -- Smith Ely Jelliffe -- The alienist -- Only the beginning -- Jessie -- 1925 -- A two-headed beast -- Madness -- Rosie -- The Neurological Institute -- The Matheson Commission -- Josephine B. Neal -- Vaccine trials -- Sylvia -- I have seen the future -- Philip -- Gray matter -- Past or prologue? |
| Summary |
Crosby, acclaimed author of "The American Plague," explores the frightening history of a long forgotten disease--sleeping sickness--and details the frantic effort to conquer it before it strikes again. |
| Subject |
Epidemic encephalitis -- History.
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Encephalitis, Arbovirus -- history -- United States -- Case Reports. |
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Disease Outbreaks -- history -- Europe -- Case Reports. |
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Disease Outbreaks -- history -- United States -- Case Reports. |
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History, 20th Century -- United States -- Case Reports. |
| ISBN |
9780425225707 |
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0425225704 |
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