Civil War Venereal Disease Hospitals - Brossura

Lowry M.D., Thomas Power

Brossura

ISBN 10: 150243704X ISBN 13: 9781502437044

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Riassunto

Amputations and dysentery dominate Civil War medical studies, but the Wounds of Venus -- syphilis and gonorrhea -- receive little attention. Most VD was treated at the regimental level but thousands of cases were considered too severe for local treatment and were transferred to hospitals. At least two hospitals treated nothing but VD, while many more had large VD patient contingents. This book is the first to explore the role of Civil War VD hospitals, with locations, dates of operation, types of cases, and treatment. The surgical approaches to VD are not for the faint-hearted. The patient rosters, with their diagnoses, combined with post-war pension information, hold great potential for answering the question: "Did Civil War VD treatments actually cure anybody?"

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 150243704X
• ISBN 13: 9781502437044
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 120