On the Mode of Communication of Cholera: An Essay by The Father of Modern Epidemiology - Couverture souple

Snow, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1646791762 ISBN 13 : 9781646791767

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2020

Synopsis

"I arrived at the conclusion in the latter part of 1848, that cholera is communicated by the evacuations from the alimentary canal."

--John Snow, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 1848

On the Mode of Communication of Cholera (1848) is an essay by English physician John Snow wherein he presents his theory that diseases such as cholera and the plague were not caused by bad air, but by germs that were spread by contaminated water, dirty clothing, and fecal contact. At a time when the germ theory of disease was not yet known, Snow's theory was revolutionary and laid the groundwork for modern epidemiology. In 1855, Snow published a more detailed second edition, which included his investigation of the role of the water supply in the cholera epidemic of 1854 in the Soho neighborhood of London (also available from Cosimo Classics).

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À propos de l'auteur

JOHN SNOW (1813-1858) was an English physician, known as "the father of modern epidemiology" for his groundbreaking studies of cholera and medical hygiene. He also was one of the first doctors to study and use surgical anesthetics, such as chloroform and ether. Among his related works are On the Inhalation of the Vapor of Ether and On Chloroform and Other Anaesthetics and Their Action and Administration.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1646791762
• ISBN 13: 9781646791767
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 34
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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