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Book The Story of Clinical Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Download or read book The Story of Clinical Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Lawrason Brown and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Disease Control Priorities  Third Edition  Volume 6

Download or read book Disease Control Priorities Third Edition Volume 6 written by King K. Holmes and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 1027 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.

Book Fevered Lives

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  • Author : Katherine Ott
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 1996
  • ISBN : 9780674299108
  • Pages : 292 pages

Download or read book Fevered Lives written by Katherine Ott and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consider two polar images of the same medical condition: the pale and fragile Camille ensconced on a chaise in a Victorian parlor, daintily coughing a small spot of blood onto her white lace pillow, and a wretched poor man in a Bowery flophouse spreading a dread and deadly infection. Now Katherine Ott chronicles how in one century a romantic, ambiguous affliction of the spirit was transformed into a disease that threatened public health and civic order. She persuasively argues that there was no constant identity to the disease over time, no "core" tuberculosis. What we understand today as pulmonary tuberculosis would have been largely unintelligible to a physician or patient in the late nineteenth century. Although medically the two terms described the same disease of the lungs, Ott shows that "tuberculosis" and "consumption" were diagnosed, defined, and treated distinctively by both lay and professional health workers. Ott traces the shift from the pre-industrial world of 1870, in which consumption was conceived of primarily as a middle-class malaise that conferred virtue, heightened spirituality, and gentility on the sufferer, to the post-industrial world of today, in which tuberculosis is viewed as a microscopic enemy, fought on an urban battleground and attacking primarily the outcast poor and AIDS patients. Ott's focus is the changing definition of the disease in different historical eras and environments. She explores its external trappings, from the symptoms doctors chose to notice (whether a pale complexion or a tubercle in a dish) to the significance of the economic and social circumstances of the patient. Emphasizing the material culture of disease--medical supplies, advertisements for faraway rest cures, outdoor sick porches, and invalid hammocks--Ott provides insight into people's understanding of illness and how to combat it. Fevered Lives underscores the shifting meanings of consumption/tuberculosis in an extraordinarily readable cultural history.

Book A Practical Treatise on Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Download or read book A Practical Treatise on Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Horace Green and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pioneers of Medicine and Their Impact on Tuberculosis

Download or read book Pioneers of Medicine and Their Impact on Tuberculosis written by Thomas M. Daniel and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneers in Medicine and Their Impact on Tuberculosis tells the stories of six individuals [Laennec, Koch, Biggs, von Pirquet, Frost, and Waksman], each of whom made significant contributions to their own respective medicalfields, as well as to the overall battle to conquer tuberculosis.

Book Tuberculosis

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  • Author : M. Monir Madkour
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2011-04-27
  • ISBN : 3642189377
  • Pages : 974 pages

Download or read book Tuberculosis written by M. Monir Madkour and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive textbook on tuberculosis that covers all aspects of the disease: epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention. The main part of the book comprises very detailed and richly illustrated clinical chapters. The copious images are the advantage of this book. Chapters on new methods and treatments and on animal tuberculosis are included. The material is based on a wealth of experience in tuberculosis as seen in endemic countries such as Saudi Arabia that enjoy free access to advanced investigative and therapeutic facilities. This coexistence of endemicity of the disease and state-of-the-art facilities is rare in poor and developing countries or in rich and developed nations. This multidisciplinary volume is ideal for all clinicians, laboratory and research workers, epidemiologists, university teachers and students, health care planners and international organizations involved in world health and infectious disease.

Book A Practical Treatise on Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Download or read book A Practical Treatise on Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Horace Green and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-02 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

Book The White Death

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  • Author : Thomas Dormandy
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book The White Death written by Thomas Dormandy and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of tuberculosis as a whole, including its social, artistic and human impact. Dormandy's graphic account for a cure is accompanied by a description of its complex natural history.

Book A Practical Treatise on Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Download or read book A Practical Treatise on Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Horace Green and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries

Download or read book Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries written by Richard David Semba and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-06-26 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated and expanded book was written with the underlying conviction that global health and nutrition problems can only be solved through a firm understanding of the different levels of causality and the interactions between the various determinants. This volume provides policy makers, nutritionists, students, scientists, and professionals with the most recent and up-to-date knowledge regarding major health and nutritional problems in developing countries.

Book Captain of Death

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  • Author : Thomas M. Daniel
  • Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9781580460705
  • Pages : 314 pages

Download or read book Captain of Death written by Thomas M. Daniel and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1999 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis was once the feared "White Plague." Today, with sanatoria closed and a battery of drugs available to fight it, TB may seem to be on the way out. The grim facts tell a different story. Captain of Death: The Story of Tuberculosis recounts the early evidence of the disease, the stories of some noteable people who suffered from it, the work of those who cared for afflicted patients, and the struggle of researchers to understand it and develop effective treatments for it. The book brings to the reader a clear understanding of the past, present, and future of the disease John Bunyon called "Captain among these Men of Death" in 1660.

Book Bargaining for Life

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  • Author : Barbara Bates
  • Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Release : 1992
  • ISBN : 9780812213676
  • Pages : 456 pages

Download or read book Bargaining for Life written by Barbara Bates and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis was the most common cause of death in the nineteenth century. The lingering illness devastated the lives of patients and families, and by the turn of the century, fears of infectiousness compounded their anguish. Historians have usually focused on the changing medical knowledge of tuberculosis or on the social campaign to combat it. In Bargaining for Life, Barbara Bates documents the human story. Using a wide range of sources, especially the extensive correspondence of a Philadelphia physician, Lawrence F. Flick, Bates portrays the lives of tuberculous men and women as they tried to cope with the illness, get treatment, earn their living, and maintain their social relationships. Their caretakers, including relatives, clergy, physicians, and nurses, all had their own reasons for providing help. In ways that differed with class, race, gender, and sometimes political influence, sanatoriums, hospitals, and visiting nurse societies mediated various bargains between the sick and their caretakers. Bates concludes that the campaign to control and cure tuberculosis had little impact on the disease, but it offered care, assuaged fears of infection, and expanded the welfare system. Choices made by the sick helped to shape the institutions and affected the results of the campaign. Many of the bargains between patients and caretakers are still discernible in the U.S. health care system. Bates has written an extraordinarily insightful book that combines social history, medical history, and nursing history. It will interest scholars, students, health professionals, and general readers who care about and care for chronically ill people.

Book Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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  • Author : Maurice Fishberg
  • Publisher : Palala Press
  • Release : 2018-02-18
  • ISBN : 9781377982250
  • Pages : 932 pages

Download or read book Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Maurice Fishberg and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-18 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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  • Author : Maurice Fishberg
  • Publisher : Palala Press
  • Release : 2015-09-03
  • ISBN : 9781341446047
  • Pages : 932 pages

Download or read book Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Maurice Fishberg and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Pulmonary Tuberculosis  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Pulmonary Tuberculosis Classic Reprint written by Maurice Fishberg and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pulmonary Tuberculosis It is the purpose of this book to supply the general practitioner with information concerning the etiology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, its clinical forms and common complications. An experience of over twenty years with the tuberculosis problems in New York City has convinced the author that: (1) The physician can, and should, do more than recognize phthisis in its earliest, or pretuberculous stage and at once consign the patient to a sanatorium. (2) That "incipient" does not always mean curable tuberculosis, and conversely, that "advanced" disease does not necessarily indicate a hopeless outlook. (3) That institutional treatment is not the only effective method of handling the phthisical patient. (4) If all tuberculous persons in this country would consent to hospitalization, the available institutions would hardly accommodate ten percent, of eligible patients. (5) Even those treated in sanatoriums must be cared for by their family physicians before admission and after discharge. (6) Careful home treatment is productive of practically the same immediate and ultimate results as institutional treatment, and is less costly to the patient and to the community. Recent investigations of tuberculous infection have radically changed our views on the transmissibility of tuberculosis. On the one hand, it was found that patients who indiscriminately expectorate tubercle bacilli are a greater menace than has hitherto been suspected. Infants may be infected by mere contact with phthisical persons. On the other hand, there is hardly a person living in a large city who has escaped infection with tubercle bacilli. In other words, despite the vigorous and costly efforts which have been made during the past thirty years, the majority of the population in civilized countries harbor tubercle bacilli in their bodies. But, what is of more importance, not every one infected with tubercle bacilli is destined to become sick. For this reason, a sharp distinction is made in the following chapters between infection and disease, or tuberculosis and phthisis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Download or read book Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Solomon Solis-Cohen and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pulmonary Tuberculosis

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  • Author : Addison Porter Dutcher
  • Publisher : Nabu Press
  • Release : 2014-01-08
  • ISBN : 9781295488612
  • Pages : 390 pages

Download or read book Pulmonary Tuberculosis written by Addison Porter Dutcher and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Its Pathology, Nature, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Causes, Hygiene, And Medical Treatment Addison Porter Dutcher J.B. Lippincott & co., 1875 Tuberculosis