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Tropical medicine : an illustrated history of the pioneers /
This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris ; London :
Academic,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Early pioneers of Medicine in the Tropics
- Origins of the formal discipline
- Patrick Manson (1844-1922)
- Alphonse Laveran (1845-1922)
- Ronald Ross (1857-1932)
- Carlos Finlay (1833-1915)
- James Cantlie (1851-1926)
- George Carmichael Low (1872-1952)
- David Bruce (1855-1931)
- The schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825-1962), Robert Leiper (1881-1969), and the Japanese investigators.
- Joseph Everett Dutton (1874-1905)
- The causative agent of leishmaniasis : William Leishman (1865-1926) and Charles Donovan (1863-1951).
- Leonard Rogers (1868-1962)
- Aldo Castellani (1877-1971)
- Neil Hamilton Fairley (1891-1966)
- Lesser Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943)
- Andrew Balfour (1873-1931)
- Some less well documented pioneers
- Backroom and lay pioneers of the speciality
- Politicians and entrepreneurs
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1: Presidential lectures to the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene devoted to the history of tropical medicine and hygiene.
- Appendix 2: Major milestones in the history of Tropical Medicine.
- Early pioneers of 'medicine in the tropics'
- Origins of the formal discipline: background factors
- Patrick Manson (1844-1922): father of the newly-formed speciality, filariasis research, and founder of the London School of Tropical Medicine
- Alphonse Laveran (1845-1922): discovery of the causative agent of malaria in 1880
- Ronald Ross (1857-1932): the role of the Italian malariologists, and scientific verification of mosquito transmission of malaria
- Carlos Finlay (1833-1915): yellow fever research in southern America
- James Cantlie (1851-1926): tropical surgeon, university administrator, and founder of the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- George Carmichael Low (1872-1952): an underrated pioneer, and contributor to the (Royal) Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- David Bruce (1855-1931): Malta fever, nagana and East African trypanosomiasis
- The Schistosomiasis saga: Theodor Bilharz (1825-62), Robert Leiper (1881-1969), and the Japanese investigators
- Joseph Everett Dutton (1874-1905): West African trypanosomiasis and relapsing fever
- The causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (kal-azar): William Leishman (1865-1926) and Charles Donovan (1863-1951)
- Leonard Rogers (1868-1962): the diseases of Bengal, and the founding of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
- Aldo Castellani (1877-1971): research in the tropics, and founding of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- Neil Hamilton Fairley (1891-1966): medicine in the tropics, and the future of clinical tropical medicine
- Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943), and other contributers in solving the plague problem
- Andrew Balfour (1873-1931): pioneer of preventive medicine in the tropics and first Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Some less well-documented pioneers
- 'Back-room' and lay pioneers of the specialty
- Politicians and entrepreneurs: the Chamberlains (father and son), Alfred Jones and Herbert Read.