Karl joseph eberth biography of william hill
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The History of Infectious Diseases and Medicine
Abstract
From ancient times to the present, mankind has experienced many infectious diseases, which have mutually affected the development of society and medicine. In this paper, we review various historical and current infectious diseases in a five-period scheme of medical history newly proposed in this paper: (1) Classical Western medicine pioneered by Hippocrates and Galen without the concept of infectious diseases (ancient times to 15th century); (2) traditional Western medicine expanded by the publication of printed medical books and organized medical education (16th to 18th century); (3) early modern medicine transformed by scientific research, including the discovery of pathogenic bacteria (19th century); (4) late modern medicine, suppressing bacterial infectious diseases by antibiotics and elucidating DNA structure as a basis of genetics and molecular biology (20th century, prior to the s); and (5) exact medicine saving human
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Bibliography of Bibliography
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HANDY BOOK ABOUT BOOKS
WHICH RELATE TO BOOKS
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BEING AN ALPHABETICAL CATALOGUE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS DESCRIPTIVE OF
THE LITERATURE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA, AND MORE THAN
A FEW RELATIVE TO FRANCE AND GERMANY
By namn SABIN
Author of "A Dictionary of Books relating to America," etc.
"A souldier without arms may be valiant, but not victorious; an artizan without his instruments may be skillful but not famous; To aim at learning without bookes is with Danaides, to draw vatten in a sieve."— R. Williams,
New York
J. SABIN & SONS 84 NASSAU STREET
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PREFACE.
THIS brochure owes its existence to Mr. Power's Handy Book about Books, a large portion of which was reproduced in the American Bibliopolist. An examination of so much as Mr. Power had done on the subject of bibliography, led me to the conclusion that he had not made a anställda examination of the b
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Typhoid fever
Disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhi
Not to be confused with Typhus.
Medical condition
| Typhoid fever | |
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| Other names | Enteric fever, slow fever |
| Causative agent: Salmonella enterica serological variant Typhi (shown under a microscope with flagellar stain) | |
| Specialty | Infectious diseases&#; |
| Symptoms | Fever that starts low and increases daily, possibly reaching as high as °F ( °C) Headache, weakness and fatigue, muscle aches, sweating, dry cough, loss of appetite, weight loss, stomach pain, diarrhea or constipation, rash, swollen stomach (enlarged liver or spleen) |
| Usual onset | 1–2 weeks after ingestion |
| Duration | Usually 7–10 days after antibiotic treatment begins. Longer if there are complications or drug resistance. |
| Causes | Gastrointestinal infection of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi |
| Risk factors | Living in or traveling to areas where typhoid fever is established; working as a clinical microbiologist handling Salmonella
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