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Il y a 5 jours · From sitting at the bedsides of his patients Sydenham argued, controversially at the time, that fevers were connected to the weather and the seasons and occurred in cycles. Here he describes scarlet fever as a summer disease that especially affects infants.
Il y a 22 heures · By the 18th century, city officials recognized an association between dirty cities and epidemic diseases. The appearance of a contagious disease usually occasioned a concerted effort to clean streets and remove garbage. These efforts by the early 19th century gave rise to sanitary reform to prevent infectious diseases.
Il y a 2 jours · Scarlet fever, also known as scarlatina, is an infectious disease caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a Group A streptococcus (GAS). It most commonly affects children between five and 15 years of age. The signs and symptoms include a sore throat, fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and a characteristic rash.
Il y a 4 jours · Considered epidemic during the 18th century, by the 1840s it became endemic, with frequent outbreaks. In 1829 a vaccine preservation commission was established to prevent outbreaks but was understaffed (with just one vaccinator), lacked adequate regulations, and experienced problems with the serum itself.
Il y a 2 jours · An urge ‘for system, order and design’ defined the unity of 18th-century thought according to Harman (p. 340). It gave birth to a ‘culture of nature’ which successfully reconciled the modernity of science with traditional values (p. ix).
Il y a 5 jours · Smallpox is an infectious disease that begins with fever and headache and proceeds to an eruption of the skin that leaves pockmarks. For centuries smallpox was one of the world’s most-dreaded diseases.
Il y a 5 jours · Scarlet fever is a Streptococcus infection causing a high fever and a characteristic rash. It is one of the classic childhood exanthems. Unlike the others, however, it does require treatment with antibiotics.
