Proofs of the contagion of malignant cholera / [David Macbeth Moir].

  • David Macbeth Moir
Date:
1832
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Credit: Proofs of the contagion of malignant cholera / [David Macbeth Moir]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Malignant Cholera either an Epidemic or a Contagious Disease. From an examination of the histories of Malig¬ nant Cholera before it reached these shores, and from an extensive observation of its phenomena since it M. appeared within them, the author thinks it plain, that all must be forced to come to one of two conclu¬ sions ; either, lstly, Malignant Cholera must be a disease pro¬ pagated solely by communication of the sick with the healthy ; or, in other words, by human conta¬ gion ;—or, 2dly, Malignant Cholera must be an Epidemic disease ; or, in other words, one dependent either on atmospherical or terrestrial influences. Before considering the arguments and proofs for and against either of these conclusions, it seems ne¬ cessary to allude to a circumstance which applies equally to both—I mean the necessity of the admis¬ sion of predisposing causes. It is constantly asked by those who deny the hu¬ man communicability of Malignant Cholera, why all those who have come in contact with the sick, and have washed, dressed, or rubbed them, do not take the disease, and why medical men escape ? But does
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