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Author Alarcón, Graciela S., author

Title The bartonellas and Peruvian medicine : the work of Alberto Leonardo Barton / Graciela S. Alarcón and Renato D. Alarcón
Published New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Rutgers global health
Rutgers global health.
Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- AN INTRODUCTION TO THE RUTGERS GLOBAL HEALTH SERIES -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ALBERTO LEONARDO BARTON / Alarcón, Graciela S. -- BARTONELLA BACILLIFORMIS / Alarcón, Graciela S. -- THE OTHER BARTONELLAS / Maguiña, Ciro / Ugarte-Gil, César / Alarcón, Graciela S. -- REFLECTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES / Alarcón, Renato D. / Alarcón, Graciela S. -- CONCLUSIONS / Alarcón, Graciela S. / Alarcón, Renato D. / Maguiña, Ciro -- COMMENTS / Cáceres, Uriel García -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY -- INDEX
Summary The Bartonellas and Peruvian Medicine explores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever, also known as Peruvian Verruga or Carrión's disease (an endemic infectious disease in South America's Andean regions) by Dr. Alberto Leonardo Barton. Graciela S. Alarcón and Renato D. Alarcón recount Barton's persistent work against skepticism, obstacles, and limitations imposed by members of Peru's medical elites of the time, as well as his eventual successful scientific career and the delayed but well-deserved global recognition of his contributions. The book is the result of intense bibliographic research and of original documents aimed not just at the examination of Barton's life and work, but also the examination of today's perspectives and future work in the field of infectious and "neglected" diseases. The authors address current scientific information on the relevant bacteria Bartonella bacilliformis, besides current research and clinical status of the other Bartonellas, making it a useful and practical text for those studying infectious diseases
Analysis Peru, Peruvian Central Railway, Lima, La Oroya, Oroya Fever, medicine, Alberto Leonardo Barton, Andean valley, Peruvian Verruga, Verruca, Berruga, Daniel A. Carrion, disease, science, Richard Strong, Bartonella bacillifornis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 27, 2019)
Subject Barton, Alberto Leonardo, 1870-1950.
SUBJECT Barton, Alberto Leonardo, 1870-1950
Subject Bartonella infections.
Medicine -- Peru -- History -- 19th century
Medicine -- Peru -- History -- 20th century
Microbiology.
Bartonella.
Microbiology
History, 20th Century
History, 19th Century
Bartonella
Bartonella Infections -- history
Microbiology -- history
Bartonella Infections
microbiology.
MEDICAL -- General.
Microbiology
Bartonella
Bartonella infections
Medicine
SUBJECT Peru
Subject Peru
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Alarcón, Renato D., author
Gonzales, Rolly Barton
Cáceres, Uriel García
Maguiña, Ciro
Ugarte-Gil, César
ISBN 0813596173
9780813596174
0813596149
9780813596143