The Hygiene of transmissible diseases ; their causation, modes of dissemination, and methods of preventionW.B. Saunders, 1901 - 350 pages |
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... DISEASES Isolation . 329 The Sick - room 329 Clothing . 330 Excreta 332 Room Disinfection 333 Care of the Body after Death 334 336 QUARANTINE . 337 INDEX .. 343 THE HYGIENE OF TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES . INTRODUCTION . HYGIENE is 16 CONTENTS .
... DISEASES Isolation . 329 The Sick - room 329 Clothing . 330 Excreta 332 Room Disinfection 333 Care of the Body after Death 334 336 QUARANTINE . 337 INDEX .. 343 THE HYGIENE OF TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES . INTRODUCTION . HYGIENE is 16 CONTENTS .
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... to the temperature of the body - that is to say , they are the direct outcome of our sur- rounding circumstances . We consider it quite within the bounds of moderation and discretion to declare that , by INTRODUCTION . 23.
... to the temperature of the body - that is to say , they are the direct outcome of our sur- rounding circumstances . We consider it quite within the bounds of moderation and discretion to declare that , by INTRODUCTION . 23.
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... body . is enabled to withstand , within limits , the influence of detri- mental agencies . We now know that the circulating fluids , certain wander- ing cells , and certain fixed cells of the animal economy are directly antagonistic to ...
... body . is enabled to withstand , within limits , the influence of detri- mental agencies . We now know that the circulating fluids , certain wander- ing cells , and certain fixed cells of the animal economy are directly antagonistic to ...
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... body . The highest expression of this vital phenomenon is natu- rally found in the healthy being . Agencies that tend to re- duce the general health , such as exposure , fatigue , malnu- trition , debauch , etc. , tend likewise to ...
... body . The highest expression of this vital phenomenon is natu- rally found in the healthy being . Agencies that tend to re- duce the general health , such as exposure , fatigue , malnu- trition , debauch , etc. , tend likewise to ...
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... body than by the transmission of disease itself . In the modern sense , inherited predisposition to disease implies a congenital condition that is peculiar to the idioplasm of the individuals of certain families , a condition that ...
... body than by the transmission of disease itself . In the modern sense , inherited predisposition to disease implies a congenital condition that is peculiar to the idioplasm of the individuals of certain families , a condition that ...
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