An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”
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Medical history of the expedition to the Niger during the years 1841-42, comprising an account of the fever which led to its abrupt termination.London: John Churchill, 1843.McWilliam included a history of yellow fever, pathology, description of symptoms, sequences, causes, treatment. He also described the state of medicine among the Africans. He specifically described the ventilation of the ships, which was carried out on the plan adopted by David Boswell Reid for the houses of parliament, and an abstract of meteorological observations, and a brief account of the geology of the Niger, condensed from the notes of William Stanger. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link. Subjects: COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Africa, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Mosquito-Borne Diseases › Yellow Fever, VOYAGES & Travels by Physicians, Surgeons & Scientists, Ventilation, Health Aspects of Permalink: www.historyofmedicine.com/id/12932 |