Overview

"In seven major cholera pandemics beginning in 1817, the ""King of Terrors"" has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. The deadly effects of the so-called ""disease of filth"" spared no one, no matter their station in life--and today cholera is more prevalent than at any time throughout history. This book traces the history of the disease and the experience of those who suffered its ravages, using their own words from hundreds of newspapers and letters whenever possible. In so doing, the speculations, missteps, sidetracks and prevailing fears are emphasized. The authors describe the agonizingly slow march of progress toward discovering the causes and the treatment of symptoms. Along the way, the heroes of past and present are introduced: men and women who fought for their beliefs--at times against vitriolic and powerful opponents, including the medical authorities of their day."

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Author:   S.L. Kotar ,  J.E. Gessler
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9780786472420

ISBN 10:   0786472421
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   17 March 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface 1. “Water, water every where, Nor any drop to drink” 2. What Is Cholera? An Early Conundrum 3. The Immortal Sydenham 4. “The Cause of Pestilential Distempers” 5. Cholera Reaches the Pandemic Stage 6. The Second Cholera Pandemic: The Polish Insurrection, 1830–1831 7. The Second Cholera Pandemic: England and France, 1831 8. Sunderland: The Continuing Saga, 1831 9. Trials and Tribulations 10. England, 1832: “Who shall decide when doctors disagree?” 11. “From Our Correspondent—Foreign News” 12. Cholera in North America: “Imported by Immigrants” 13. The Scourge of God 14. “Choleraphobia” 15. “I do not know who is dead and who is alive” 16. Mowed Down by Cholera 17. “Times are no better, they are worse” 18. Windows, Potatoes and Avatars 19. Health and Sanitation 20. The Animalcular and the Fungoid Theories of Cholera 21. “A dose of magnesia is death” 22. “Cleanliness is the very vaccination of cholera” 23. “Our hopes that England may escape are less sanguine” 24. Following the Pestilence: The United States Through the 1850s 25. “The Grand Experiment” 26. The Crimean War and Beyond 27. The Fourth Cholera Pandemic, 1863–1879 28. The Water We Drink 29. The Fifth Cholera Pandemic, 1881–1896 30. The Sixth Cholera Pandemic, 1899–1947 31. Cholera in the World War II Era 32. The Seventh Cholera Pandemic: “No country is safe from cholera” 33. Research Conducted During the Seventh Pandemic 34. The Resurgence of King Cholera 35. From Snow to Koch to DNA: The ­Next-to-Last Chapter Glossary Appendix I: Cures for Cholera Throughout the Ages Appendix II: Cholera Morbus Mortality Statistics in the 19th Century: The Harvest of Death Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Writers Kotar and Gessler have produced a fascinating history of the disease...a definitive account. Highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>.

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S.L. Kotar of St. Louis has been writing (together with J.E. Gessler) for more than four decades, beginning with scripts for television’s Gunsmoke. The late J.E. Gessler lived in St. Louis.

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