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Title: The Epidemics of the Middle Ages
Note: Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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Summary: "The Epidemics of the Middle Ages" by J. F. C. Hecker is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book examines three significant epidemics—primarily the Black Death, alongside the Dancing Mania and Sweating Sickness—that ravaged Europe during the Middle Ages. Hecker attempts to illuminate the public health impacts and the societal reactions to these vast calamities, reflecting on the interplay between medical understanding and human behavior during these times. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in history. Hecker begins by reflecting on the historical context of this epidemic, emphasizing the ignorance and superstition that clouded public perception of disease during the Middle Ages. The introductory sections describe the horrific symptoms of the plague, the widespread fear it engendered, and the inadequate responses by medical authorities. Hecker calls for a comprehensive historical study of epidemics as a means to better understand how society might combat similar crises in the future, thereby linking the lessons of the past to contemporary medical science and public health policy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hecker, J. F. C. (Justus Friedrich Carl), 1795-1850
Author: Caius, John, 1510-1573
Translator: Babington, B. G. (Benjamin Guy), 1794-1866
EBook No.: 63232
Published: Sep 19, 2020
Downloads: 324
Language: English
Subject: Black Death
Subject: Epidemics -- History
Subject: Hysteria, Epidemic
LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Epidemics of the Middle Ages
Note: Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Turgut Dincer, Robert Tonsing, Linda Cantoni
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Epidemics of the Middle Ages" by J. F. C. Hecker is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book examines three significant epidemics—primarily the Black Death, alongside the Dancing Mania and Sweating Sickness—that ravaged Europe during the Middle Ages. Hecker attempts to illuminate the public health impacts and the societal reactions to these vast calamities, reflecting on the interplay between medical understanding and human behavior during these times. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in history. Hecker begins by reflecting on the historical context of this epidemic, emphasizing the ignorance and superstition that clouded public perception of disease during the Middle Ages. The introductory sections describe the horrific symptoms of the plague, the widespread fear it engendered, and the inadequate responses by medical authorities. Hecker calls for a comprehensive historical study of epidemics as a means to better understand how society might combat similar crises in the future, thereby linking the lessons of the past to contemporary medical science and public health policy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hecker, J. F. C. (Justus Friedrich Carl), 1795-1850
Author: Caius, John, 1510-1573
Translator: Babington, B. G. (Benjamin Guy), 1794-1866
EBook No.: 63232
Published: Sep 19, 2020
Downloads: 324
Language: English
Subject: Black Death
Subject: Epidemics -- History
Subject: Hysteria, Epidemic
LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.