Infectious diseases : prevention and treatment in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / by Wesley W. Spink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spink, Wesley W. (Wesley William), 1904-1988.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases--History.

Communicable diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (598 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1978.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Infectious Diseases was first published in 1979. Following an experience of almost fifty years with infectious diseases involving teaching, patient care, and research, Dr. Spink presents a significant history of the control of these diseases. He describes the evolution of developments that led to this control and points out that this achievement is an outstanding contribution to human health. The book is divided into three sections: Background of the Control and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Development of Prophylaxis and Therapy for Infectious Diseases in the Twentieth Century, and Evolut

Contents:

section 1. Background of the control and treatment of infectious diseases

section 2. The development of prophylaxis and therapy for infectious diseases in the twentieth century

section 3. Evolution of knowledge of specific infectious diseases.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-543) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-8166-6451-X

OCLC:

437212114