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Title The Cambridge historical dictionary of disease / edited by Kenneth F. Kiple
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003
Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Description xiii, 412 pages 25 cm
Contents 1. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) / Allan M. Brandt -- 2. African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) / Maryinez Lyons -- 3. Ainhum / Donald B. Cooper -- 4. Alzheimer's Disease / Joseph A. Kwentus -- 5. Amebic Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 6. Anemia / Alfred Jay Bollet and Audrey K. Brown -- 7. Anorexia Nervosa / Heather Munro Prescott -- 8. Anthrax / Lise Wilkinson -- 9. Apoplexy and Stroke / Jacques Poirier and Christian Derouesne -- 10. Arboviruses / Wilbur G. Downs -- 11. Arenaviruses / Wilbur G. Downs -- 12. Arthritis (Rheumatoid) / Howard Duncan and James C. C. Leisen -- 13. Ascariasis / K. David Patterson -- 14. Bacillary Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 15. Beriberi / Melinda S. Meade -- 16. Black Death / Katharine Park -- 17. Black and Brown Lung Disease / Daniel M. Fox -- 18. Bleeding Disorders / Oscar D. Ratnoff -- 19. Botulism / William H. Barker -- 20. Brucellosis (Malta Fever, Undulant Fever) / Lise Wilkinson -- 21. Bubonic Plague / Ann G. Carmichael -- 22. Cancer / Thomas G. Benedek and Kenneth F. Kiple -- 23. Carrion's Disease (Oroya Fever) / Oscar Urteaga-Ballon -- 24. Catarrh / Roger K. French -- 25. Cestode Infection / K. David Patterson -- 26. Chagas' Disease / Marvin J. Allison -- 27. Chlorosis / Robert P. Hudson -- 28. Cholera / Reinhard S. Speck -- 29. Cirrhosis / Thomas S. N. Chen and Peter S. Y. Chen -- 30. Clonorchiasis / K. David Patterson -- 31. Croup / James D. Cherry -- 32. Cystic Fibrosis / Thomas G. Benedek -- 33. Cytomegalovirus Infection / R. H. Kampmeier -- 34. Dengue / James McSherry -- 35. Diabetes / Leslie Sue Lieberman -- 36. Diarrheal Diseases (Acute) / Herbert L. DuPont -- 37. Diphtheria / Ann G. Carmichael -- 38. Down Syndrome / Christine E. Cronk -- 39. Dracunculiasis / Donald R. Hopkins -- 40. Dropsy / J. Worth Estes -- 41. Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 42. Dyspepsia / James Whorton -- 43. Ebola Virus Disease / Wilbur G. Downs -- 44. Echinococcosis (Hydatidosis) / K. David Patterson -- 45. Eclampsia / Sally McMillen -- 46. Emphysema / Ronald J. Knudson -- 47. Encephalitis Lethargica / R. T. Ravenholt -- 48. Enterobiasis / K. David Patterson -- 49. Epilepsy / Jerrold E. Levy -- 50. Ergotism / John S. Haller, Jr. -- 51. Erysipelas / Ann G. Carmichael -- 52. Fascioliasis / K. David Patterson -- 53. Fasciolopsiasis / K. David Patterson -- 54. Favism / Peter J. Brown -- 55. Filariasis / Todd L. Savitt -- 56. Fungus Infections (Mycoses) / Geoffrey C. Ainsworth -- 57. Fungus Poisoning / Geoffrey C. Ainsworth -- 58. Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) / R. Ted Steinbock -- 59. Gangrene / Diane Quintal and Robert Jackson -- 60. Genetic Disease / Eric J. Devor -- 61. Giardiasis / K. David Patterson -- 62. Glomerulonephritis (Bright's Disease) / Donald M. Larson -- 63. Goiter / Clark T. Sawin -- 64. Gonorrhea / Richard B. Rothenberg -- 65. Gout / Thomas G. Benedek -- 66. Heart-Related Diseases / Joel D. Howell -- 67. Herpes Simplex / R. H. Kampmeier -- 68. Herpesviruses / R. H. Kampmeier -- 69. Histoplasmosis / Scott F. Davies -- 70. Hookworm Infection / John Ettling -- 71. Huntington's Disease (Chorea) / Eric J. Devor -- 72. Hypertension / Thomas W. Wilson and Clarence E. Grim -- 73. Infectious Hepatitis / Francis L. Black -- 74. Infectious Mononucleosis / R. H. Kampmeier -- 75. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) / Joseph B. Kirsner -- 76. Influenza / Alfred W. Crosby -- 77. Japanese B Encephalitis / Edward H. Kass -- 78. Lactose Intolerance and Malabsorption / Norman Kretchmer -- 79. Lassa Fever / Wilbur G. Downs -- 80. Lead Poisoning / Arthur C. Aufderheide -- 81. Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis, Pontiac Fever, Legionella Pneumonia) / David W. Fraser -- 82. Leishmaniasis / Marvin J. Allison -- 83. Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) / Ann G. Carmichael -- 84. Leptospirosis / Otto R. Gsell -- 85. Leukemia / Gordon J. Piller -- 86. Lupus Erythematosus / Thomas G. Benedek -- 87. Lyme Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) / Robert D. Leff -- 88. Malaria / Frederick L. Dunn -- 89. Marburg Virus Disease / Wilbur G. Downs -- 90. Mastoiditis / John L. Kemink, John K. Niparko and Steven A. Telian -- 91. Measles / Robert J. Kim-Farley -- 92. Meningitis / K. David Patterson -- 93. Milk Sickness (Tremetol Poisoning) / Thomas E. Cone, Jr. -- 94. Multiple Sclerosis / W. I. McDonald -- 95. Mumps / Robert J. Kim-Farley -- 96. Muscular Dystrophy / Thomas G. Benedek -- 97. Myasthenia Gravis / Bernard M. Patten -- 98. Nematode Infection / K. David Patterson -- 99. Onchocerciasis / K. David Patterson -- 100. Ophthalmia (Trachoma, Conjunctivitis) / Mary C. Karasch -- 101. Osteoarthritis / Charles W. Denko -- 102. Osteoporosis / R. Ted Steinbock -- 103. Paget's Disease of Bone / Roy D. Altman -- 104. Paragonimiasis / K. David Patterson -- 105. Parkinson's Disease (Parkinsonism) / Bernard M. Patten -- 106. Pellagra / Elizabeth W. Etheridge -- 107. Periodontal Disease (Pyorrhea) / Jeffrey Levin -- 108. Pica / Brain T. Higgins -- 109. Pinta / Don R. Brothwell -- 110. Plague of Athens / Ann G. Carmichael -- 111. Pneumocystis Pneumonia (Interstitial Plasma Cell Pneumonia, Pneumocystosis) / K. David Patterson -- 112. Pneumonia / Jacalyn Duffin -- 113. Poliomyelitis / H. V. Wyatt -- 114. Protein-Energy Malnutrition / James L. Newman -- 115. Protozoan Infection / K. David Patterson -- 116. Puerperal Fever / K. Codell Carter -- 117. Q Fever / S. R. Palmer -- 118. Rabies / K. David Patterson -- 119. Relapsing Fever / Anne Hardy -- 120. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease / Thomas G. Benedek -- 121. Rickets and Osteomalacia / R. Ted Steinbock -- 122. Rickettsial Diseases / Victoria A. Harden -- 123. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Related Diseases / Victoria A. Harden -- 124. Rubella / Robert J. Kim-Farley -- 125. Saint Anthony's Fire / Ann G. Carmichael -- 126. Scarlet Fever / Anne Hardy -- 127. Schistosomiasis / John Farley -- 128. Scrofula / Roger K. French -- 129. Scurvy / Roger K. French -- 130. Sickle-Cell Anemia / Georges C. Benjamin -- 131. Smallpox / Alfred W. Crosby -- 132. Steptococcal Diseases / Peter C. English -- 133. Strongyloidiasis / K. David Patterson -- 134. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) / Todd L. Savitt -- 135. Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome (Asian SUDS) / Neal R. Holtan -- 136. Sweating Sickness / Ann G. Carmichael -- 137. Syphilis / Jon Arrizabalaga -- 138. Syphilis, Nonvenereal / Kenneth F. Kiple -- 139. Tapeworm Infection / K. David Patterson -- 140. Tay-Sachs Disease / Bradford Towne -- 141. Tetanus / Robert J. T. Joy -- 142. Tetanus, Neonatal / Sally McMillen -- 143. Tetany / Kenneth F. Kiple -- 144. Toxoplasmosis / K. David Patterson -- 145. Trematode Infection / K. David Patterson -- 146. Trench Fever / Victoria A. Harden -- 147. The Treponematoses / Kenneth F. Kiple -- 148. Trichinosis / Donald E. Gilbertson -- 149. Trichuriasis / K. David Patterson -- 150. Tuberculosis / William D. Johnston -- 151. Tularemia / Patrick D. Horne -- 152. Typhoid Fever / Charles W. LeBaron and David N. Taylor -- 153. Typhomalarial Fever / Dale Smith -- 154. Typhus, Epidemic / Victoria A. Harden -- 155. Typhus, Murine / Victoria A. Harden -- 156. Typhus, Scrub (Tsutsugamushi) / Victoria A. Harden -- 157. Urolithiasis / R. Ted Steinbock -- 158. Varicella-Zoster Virus Disease (Chickenpox) / R. H. Kampmeier -- 159. Whooping Cough / Anne Hardy -- 160. Yaws / Don R. Brothwell -- 161. Yellow Fever / Donald B. Cooper and Kenneth F. Kiple
Summary Condensed version of Part VIII of : The Cambridge World History of Human Disease. Updated information on ; AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, Ebola virus disease and tuberculosis. Also included; three chapters from the CWHHD on: heart related diseases, cancer and genetic disease
Notes Includes indexes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available online
Subject Diseases -- History -- Dictionaries.
Disease.
History of Medicine.
History of Medicine.
Communicable Diseases.
Genre/Form Encyclopedia.
Dictionary.
Reference Material.
Dictionaries.
History.
Encyclopedias.
Dictionaries.
Encyclopedias.
Author Kiple, Kenneth F., 1939-2016, editor
LC no. 2002031368
ISBN 0521808340 (hardback)
0521530261 (paperback)
OTHER TI Cambridge World History of Human Disease