A Treatise on the Yellow Fever, as It Appeared in the Island of Dominica, in the Years 1793 4 5 6
James Clark
Broschiertes Buch

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 R

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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 ...