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LoC No.: 07029770
Title:
A Treatise on the Plague and Yellow Fever
With an Appendix, containing histories of the plague at Athens in the time of the Peloponnesian War; at Constantinople in the time of Justinian; at London in 1665; at Marseilles in 1720
Original Publication: United States: Printed by Joshua Cushing, for B.B. Macanulty,1799.
Note: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Thiers Halliwell, Turgut Dincer 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: "A Treatise on the Plague and Yellow Fever" by James Tytler is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work delves into the historical and medical aspects of two significant infectious diseases, the plague and yellow fever, exploring their origins, symptoms, and methods of prevention and cure. It is an extensive examination aimed at providing physicians and the public with a deeper understanding of these devastating diseases. At the start of the treatise, Tytler introduces the concept of the plague, describing its historical prevalence and examining different plagues recorded throughout history, including references to the Old Testament and accounts from ancient and modern sources. He highlights the catastrophic impact of plagues, not just in terms of mortality rates but also in how they disrupt societies, leading to moral and social decay during outbreaks. Tytler sets the stage for a detailed inquiry into the nature of the plague, its contagion, and the significant challenges faced by medical practitioners in combating such diseases, aiming to provide a comprehensive analysis that blends historical accounts with medical perspectives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tytler, James, 1745-1804
EBook No.: 67453
Published: Feb 21, 2022
Downloads: 66
Language: English
Subject: Plague -- Early works to 1800
Subject: Yellow fever -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Medicine: Internal medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 07029770
Title:
A Treatise on the Plague and Yellow Fever
With an Appendix, containing histories of the plague at Athens in the time of the Peloponnesian War; at Constantinople in the time of Justinian; at London in 1665; at Marseilles in 1720
Original Publication: United States: Printed by Joshua Cushing, for B.B. Macanulty,1799.
Note: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Thiers Halliwell, Turgut Dincer 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: "A Treatise on the Plague and Yellow Fever" by James Tytler is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This work delves into the historical and medical aspects of two significant infectious diseases, the plague and yellow fever, exploring their origins, symptoms, and methods of prevention and cure. It is an extensive examination aimed at providing physicians and the public with a deeper understanding of these devastating diseases. At the start of the treatise, Tytler introduces the concept of the plague, describing its historical prevalence and examining different plagues recorded throughout history, including references to the Old Testament and accounts from ancient and modern sources. He highlights the catastrophic impact of plagues, not just in terms of mortality rates but also in how they disrupt societies, leading to moral and social decay during outbreaks. Tytler sets the stage for a detailed inquiry into the nature of the plague, its contagion, and the significant challenges faced by medical practitioners in combating such diseases, aiming to provide a comprehensive analysis that blends historical accounts with medical perspectives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tytler, James, 1745-1804
EBook No.: 67453
Published: Feb 21, 2022
Downloads: 66
Language: English
Subject: Plague -- Early works to 1800
Subject: Yellow fever -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Medicine: Internal medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.