Observations on the changes of the air and the concomitant epidemical diseases in the island of Barbados, 1752-1758

Observations on the changes of the air and the concomitant epidemical diseases in the island of Barbados, 1752-1758

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1. Verfasser: Hillary, William (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hutson, J. Edward (BerichterstatterIn), Fraser, Henry S. (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Kingston Univ. of West Indies Press 2012
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Endemic Diseases > Tropical Climate / adverse effects > Yellow Fever / epidemiology > Barbados / epidemiology > West Indies / epidemiology
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 239) and index
pt. 1. Observations on the changes of the air and the concomitant epidemical diseases in the island of Barbados, to which is added a treatise on the putrid bilious fever, commonly called the yellow fever; and such other diseases as are indigenous or endemial, in the West India Islands, or in the Torrid Zone -- pt. 2. A treatise on such diseases as are the most frequent in, or are peculiar to, the West-India Islands, or the Torrid-Zone, both acute and chronical -- putrid bilius fever, commonly called the yellow fever -- dry gripes, or dry belly-ache -- dysentery -- opisthotonos and tetany -- rabies canina, or madness from the bite of mad animals -- chronical diseases -- nyctalopia, or night-blindness -- elephantiasis -- vena medinensis, dracunculus, or guinea-worm -- leprosy of the Arabians -- leprosy of the joints -- yaws -- impetigo or ring-worm
Beschreibung:XXIII, 254 S.
24 cm
ISBN:9789766403164