Description |
1 online resource |
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Rutgers global health |
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Rutgers global health.
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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.
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SUBJECT |
Barton, Alberto Leonardo, 1870-1950 |
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Bartonella infections.
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Medicine -- Peru -- History -- 19th century
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Medicine -- Peru -- History -- 20th century
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Microbiology.
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Bartonella.
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Microbiology
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History, 20th Century
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History, 19th Century
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Bartonella
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Bartonella Infections -- history
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Microbiology -- history
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Bartonella Infections
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microbiology.
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MEDICAL -- General.
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Microbiology
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Bartonella
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Bartonella infections
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Medicine
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SUBJECT |
Peru |
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Peru
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Alarcón, Renato D., author
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Gonzales, Rolly Barton
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Cáceres, Uriel García
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Maguiña, Ciro
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Ugarte-Gil, César
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ISBN |
0813596173 |
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9780813596174 |
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0813596149 |
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9780813596143 |
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