Explore the medical debates and real-world lessons from early vaccination and small-pox management. This volume sheds light on how doctors understood, treated, and defended against a deadly disease.
This historical work examines how practitioners faced small-pox, varioloid, and vaccination in the early era of modern medicine. It discusses how incubation, eruption patterns, and contagiousness influenced practice and policy, and it weighs the limits and possibilities of vaccination as a protective measure.
Readers will encounter case discussions, descriptions of symptoms, and practical considerations that guided ethical decisions and medical judgment in a time of changing science.
Ideal for readers of medical history, public health, and early scientific debates about vaccines.
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Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is an exploration of smallpox and its modified forms, based on the author's extensive experience in the field. Vaccination is essential for smallpox prevention, and while this was once thought to eliminate infection completely, the effectiveness of the vaccine diminishes over time. The author has witnessed this firsthand as smallpox epidemics have re-emerged in various places. This text examines the origin of smallpox and its transmission through various means (personal contact, exposure to contaminated objects, and environmental factors), as well as the evolution of its symptoms and progression over time. It also delves into the relationship between smallpox and vaccination, including the different outcomes when the vaccine is administered before and after exposure to the virus. The author's research has been compiled here to further medical understanding of a disease that remains a threat in some parts of the world. 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. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781334613142_0
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Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781334613142
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781334613142
Quantité disponible : 15 disponible(s)