The Hygiene of transmissible diseases ; their causation, modes of dissemination, and methods of preventionW.B. Saunders, 1901 - 350 pages |
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... relation of soil - moisture to health , on the physical prop- erties of clothing ; and in those of himself , associated with Voit , on the chemistry of respiration and general nutrition , and the chemico - physiological values of food ...
... relation of soil - moisture to health , on the physical prop- erties of clothing ; and in those of himself , associated with Voit , on the chemistry of respiration and general nutrition , and the chemico - physiological values of food ...
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... relation to morbid conditions . In considering this phase of our studies it is well to bear in mind from the beginning that beyond traumatisms and direct poisons there is probably no single , absolute cause of disease , but that the ...
... relation to morbid conditions . In considering this phase of our studies it is well to bear in mind from the beginning that beyond traumatisms and direct poisons there is probably no single , absolute cause of disease , but that the ...
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... relation to specific disease - processes in general , the causative factors are therefore usually classed as Exciting or Direct and Predisposing or Indirect . Predisposing Causes of Disease . - By this term is usually meant those ...
... relation to specific disease - processes in general , the causative factors are therefore usually classed as Exciting or Direct and Predisposing or Indirect . Predisposing Causes of Disease . - By this term is usually meant those ...
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... relation to disease . By way of illustra- tion : -This influence of age and sex upon mortality is very strikingly brought out in connection with cancer , anemia , and typhoid fever . For the six years ending with May 31 , 1890 ...
... relation to disease . By way of illustra- tion : -This influence of age and sex upon mortality is very strikingly brought out in connection with cancer , anemia , and typhoid fever . For the six years ending with May 31 , 1890 ...
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... relation of such numbers to a fixed standard of compar- ison . They are , however , quite near enough to accuracy to serve as a fair illustration . are not uniform . Some exhibit a peculiar susceptibility to 34 HYGIENE OF TRANSMISSIBLE ...
... relation of such numbers to a fixed standard of compar- ison . They are , however , quite near enough to accuracy to serve as a fair illustration . are not uniform . Some exhibit a peculiar susceptibility to 34 HYGIENE OF TRANSMISSIBLE ...
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acute agents animals anthrax antitoxic appearance bacillus bacteria blood body bubonic plague carbolic acid cause cent CHART cholera clinical clothing common conspicuous contagious cultures death-rate deaths destroyed detected diphtheria disin disinfection dissemination dysentery Edition endemic epidemic erysipelas especially etiological fatal favorable formaldehyde frequently germicidal glanders Hospital hygiene immunity important individuals infection infectious diseases influence inoculation instance intestinal investigations isolated larvæ leprosy lesions less localities malarial fevers manifest Medical membrane methods micro-organism mode mortality mosquito mucous mucous membrane non-spore-forming observed occur octavo opinion ordinary organism outbreak parasite pathogenic pathological patient peculiar period persons Philadelphia plague poison polluted population practically predisposing present pyogenic quarantine rabies regarded sanitary saprophytic serum skin small-pox soil solution specific spores sputum stains steam suppuration susceptible syphilis temperature tetanus tion tissues transmission trustworthy tuberculosis typhoid fever usually vaccination virus vital water-supply worm wounds yellow fever
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Page 352 - College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; and Walter S. Haines, MD, Professor of Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Toxicology, Rush Medical College, in affiliation with the University of Chicago.