Tropical diseases : a manual of the diseases of warm climates.

  • Patrick Manson
Date:
1907
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    theory; the discovery of the relationship of this insect to yellow fever; the discovery of the precise way in which Filaria hancrofti is inoculated by the mosquito; the discovery of a trypanosome in man, and its relation to sleeping sickness; the discovery of an unsuspected route by which Ankylostomum duo- denale gets access to the human intestine; the dis- covery of the nature and germ of kala-azar and tropical sore; the discovery of a new form of relapsing fever and of its transmitting agent; the definite establish- ment of the rat flea as the commuiricator of plague. Furthermore, these discoveries in tropical pathology, besides introducing new and probably fertile ideas into general pathology, have led to the elucidation of a number of allied diseases of the lower animals, and have thus an economic as well as a scientific value. Several new di.seases have been added to the category of tropical ailments, and, although I cannot chronicle many important therapeutical ad- vances, much has been added to our knowledge of preventive medicine and considerable additions have been made to our means of diagnosis. These and other important discoveries and developments have entailed extensive revision of this manual, and many additions to the number of its illustrations. For most of the latter I am indebted to the skilful pencil of Mr. A. E. Terzi. Amou the sources from which illustrations have been drawn I would mention Professor Looss’s contribution to Mense’s “ Handbuch der Tropen- krankheiten.” I desire especially to acknowledge my obligation to Dr. L. Sambon for much assistance in bringing the zoological information and nomen- clature up to date. Although every endeavour has been made to confine the book to its original modest dimensions, I regret to find that a material addition to its size has been inevitable. Notwith- standing this, I trust the manual may still be found to fulfil its original purpose of conveying adequate inforhiation in reasonably small compass. Anyust^ 11)07. P. M.
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