A Treatise on Plague : Dealing with the Historical, Epidemiological, Clinical, Therapeutic and Preventive Aspects of the Disease (Paperback)

Preface; Part 1. History and Distribution of Plague: 1. Plague from the early centuries to the 19th century; 2. Plague in India; 3. The present pandemic; Part 2. Epidemiology of Plague: 4. Nature of infection; 5. The relationship of epizootics to plague; 6. Different views as regards the etiology of pandemics and epidemics of plague; 7. Variation in powers of diffusion of epidemics, and the effect of seasonal influences on them; 8. Variation in virulence of plague epidemics; 9. Fostering conditions of endemicity and epidemicity; 10. Diffusion and modes of dissemination; 11. Modes of dissemination in an infected locality; Part 3. Plague in the Individual: 12. Morbid anatomy and pathology; 13. Channels of infection; 14. Clinical features; 15. Diagnosis and prognosis; 16. Treatment; Part 4. Measures for Prevention and Suppression of Plague: 17. Measures employed before the discovery of the bacillus; 18. Existing measures against plague after discovery of bacillus; 19. Measures to combat an outbreak of plague in a locality; 20. Preventive inoculation; 21. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Reported deaths from plague in India in 1904, extracted from the official weekly returns; Appendix 2. The International Sanitary Convention of Paris, 1903; Index.