9781334050145 - An Inaugural Dissertation on Pulmonary Consumption: Submitted to the Public Examination of the Faculty of Physic, Under the Authority of the Trustees ... in the Sta... (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a detailed analysis of the disease that plagued the Western population for centuries prior to The Gilded Age. This disease - phthisis, or more commonly known as consumption - took the lives of countless people over the course of history, but especially in the 18th and 19th centuries. The author discusses the various aspects of phthisis - its causes, the stages of the disease, and the treatments that were used to manage it up until the advent of antibiotics. The author draws from the medical writings of the time, with particular attention to the work of Dr. John Reid. Though modern medical interventions have rendered the suffering and death caused by consumption a thing of the past in most developed countries, this book offers valuable insight into the challenges and potential lessons of combating an illness that has shaped societies. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.