9781334734878 - Practical Clinical Lessons on Syphilis and the Genito-Urinary Diseases (Classic Reprint) di Otis, Fessenden N. (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, well ahead of its time, refuted widely-held misconceptions about syphilis, challenging the notion that the disease was caused by external 'poisons' and instead proving through research that syphilis was the result of 'germinal cells' in the same way as in other contagious diseases such as smallpox. The text argues that syphilis - like smallpox and other diseases - is caused by a living, transmissible organism and not by an external poison. The author supports these claims by establishing that the disease always requires a point of entry in the form of a breach in the skin or mucous membranes and that it affects the body systemically, not merely superficially. The book further refutes the idea that severe treatments such as bloodletting were necessary and instead advocated a more nuanced approach that addressed the disease with measured doses of mercury and iodine. This book offered a framework for the modern understanding of the physiological and pathological nature of syphilis, including its symptoms, treatment, and spread. 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.