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Public Health Contagion

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Concepts of Contagion and Epidemics Contagion

WebThe concept of “contagion,” together with the concept of “contagiousness,” is thousands …

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Germ Theory Contagion

WebGerm theory states that specific microscopic organisms are the cause of specific …

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Medicine in Colonial North America Worlds of Change

WebIn 17th- and 18th-century North America, the medical profession developed in tandem …

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Colonialism and International Medicine Contagion

WebColonialism and International Medicine. Records of exploration, conquest, and trade by …

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Medical Geography Contagion

WebMedical geography, a subdiscipline of geography, is an interdisciplinary and holistic study …

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Humoral Theory Contagion

WebHumoral theory was one of the central principles in Western medicine from antiquity …

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Cholera Epidemics in the 19th Century

WebThe Epidemics Subside. By the end of the 19th century, cholera epidemics no longer …

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Timeline Contagion

WebTimeline. Below is a timeline of events related to contagious diseases and medical and …

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Tropical Diseases and the Construction of the Panama Canal, 1904 …

WebThe Hay–Bunau–Varilla Treaty of 1903 created the Panama Canal Zone and allowed the …

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Robert Koch, 1843-1910 Contagion

WebRobert Koch, 1843-1910. Robert Koch was one of the most important and influential …

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Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910

WebFlorence Nightingale, 1820-1910. Florence Nightingale dedicated much of her life to the …

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Spanish Influenza in North America, 1918-1919

WebNationwide, October 1918 was the most deadly month, when 195,000 Americans died. …

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Tuberculosis in Europe and North America, 1800-1922

WebTuberculosis, also known as “consumption,” “phthisis,” or the “white plague,” was the …

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The Yellow Fever Epidemic in Philadelphia, 1793

WebFrom the Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of …

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Rudolf Virchow, 1821-1902 Contagion

WebRudolf Virchow, 1821-1902. Rudolf Virchow, a prolific and influential 19th–century …

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International Sanitary Conferences Contagion

WebThe Government of the French Republic initiated and hosted the first of 14 International …

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Syphilis, 1494-1923 Contagion

WebSyphilis, 1494-1923. Syphilis was first reported in Europe in 1494 among soldiers (and …

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The cholera epidemic of 1873 in the United States

WebThe introduction of epidemic cholera through the agency of the Mercantile Marine / by …

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