A Treatise on the Yellow Fever, as It Appeared in the Island of Dominica, in the Years 1793–4–5–6: To Which Are Added, Observations on the Bilious Remittent Fever, on Intermittents, Dysentery, and Some Other West India Diseases

James Clark

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A Treatise on the Yellow Fever, as It Appeared in the Island of Dominica, in the Years 1793–4–5–6

To Which Are Added, Observations on the Bilious Remittent Fever, on Intermittents, Dysentery, and Some Other West India Diseases

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: October 2014
Print publication year:: 2013
Online ISBN:: 9781107325029
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107325029

Subjects:: History of Science, Infectious Disease, Medicine, History of Medicine, General Science
Series:: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Medicine

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In 1793, the Caribbean island of Dominica fell victim to the deadly yellow fever virus. The British physician James Clark (c.1737–1819), who practised on the island for many years, witnessed the outbreak at first hand. He published this descriptive account in 1797, using the work to discuss his methods of attempting to treat the disease, which was considered among the most lethal tropical ailments of the time. Long before the link between mosquitoes and disease transmission was made, Clark explains his hypothesis about the origins of the outbreak and discusses the symptoms of its sufferers as well as possible methods of prevention. He also includes chapters addressing other ailments, including typhus, dysentery, cholera and tetanus. This remains an enlightening resource in the history of the understanding and treatment of disease in tropical climates.

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A Treatise on the Yellow Fever, as It Appeared in the Island of Dominica, in the Years 1793–4–5–6

To Which Are Added, Observations on the Bilious Remittent Fever, on Intermittents, Dysentery, and Some Other West India Diseases

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Preface
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

CHAP. I
pp 1-43

CHAP. II
pp 44-48

CHAP. III
pp 49-69

Of the BILIOUS REMITTENT FEVER of the West Indies

CHAP. I
pp 70-90

CHAP. II
pp 91-100

CHAP. III
pp 101-103

CHAP. IV
pp 104-114

CHAP. V - Of the DRY BELLY-ACH
pp 115-125

CHAP. VI - Of the CHOLERA MORBUS
pp 126-128

CHAP. VII - Of the TETANUS, or LOCKED JAW
pp 129-139

THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF THE HOT MINERAL WATERS IN THE ISLAND OF DOMINICA
pp 140-160

ERRATA
pp 160-160

APPENDIX
pp 161-168

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To Which Are Added, Observations on the Bilious Remittent Fever, on Intermittents, Dysentery, and Some Other West India Diseases

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