Typhoid fever : a history
Rich Adler (Author),Elise Mara (Author)
"In the 21st century, typhoid fever afflicts over 21 million people each year. The infection was even more devastating, crippling entire armies and claiming the lives of both rich and poor. This book chronicles the fight against typhoid in the words of medical pioneers, showing how far we have come and how far we have yet to go"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book,English, 2016
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2016
History
219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780786497812, 0786497815
934938999
Earliest historical descriptions
The plague of Athens
The strange death of Alexander the Great
The etiological agent and pathology
Scientific progress in the 18th and 19th centuries
Of princes and presidents
Identifying the etiological agent
Widal versus Grünbaum : a question of priority
Typhoid carriers : the story of "Typhoid Mary"
Vaccination as a preventive measure : the work of Sir Almroth Wright and beyond
Typhoid in the American army
Typhoid fever in the 21st century