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Historical Diseases from a Modern Perspective: The American Experience is a must read for any physician, medical student, history buff, fan of historical novels, or individuals concerned about reemerging diseases. Every disease section contains fascinating historical insights relevant to the American experience, including how the 1900 outbreak of plague in San Franciso was contained, why the flow of the Chicago River was reversed, why "chicken pox parties" were once common, how the scourge of yellow fever was abated, and why poor southerners were once considered lazy and shiftless. Those readers interested in military history will learn how smallpox impacted troop strength in the Revolutionary War, dysentery in the Civil War, influenza in WWI, malaria in WWII, and sexually transmitted diseases across all wars. The social history of alcohol and opioid use is outlined as is the pre-antibiotic treatment of syphilis and gonorrhea, giving rise to the quip, "A night with Venus and a lifetime with mercury, " and the nickname "clap." The use of anthrax as a tool of bioterrorism, the debilitating effects of scurvy, and the horror of leprosy are all discussed, along with multiple other diseases of historical interest.
The text begins by outlining historical theories of disease causation, prevention and cure, to provide a contextual understanding for the reader. The ensuing chapters describe how historical diseases acquired their traditional monikers (Spanish flu, ship fever, ague, blue death, breakbone fever, scarlet fever, etc.) and how they were treated before the era of modern medicine. Emphasis is placed on the impact of disease outbreaks on society and how the understanding, treatment, and prevention of these diseases developed over time. The threat of historical disease reemergence due to waning vaccine immunities, vaccine hesitancy, antibiotic resistance and climate change is noted as a subtext throughout the book - a peril of global concern at this time.
The book covers a large array of historical diseases, grouped for clarity and understanding within the broad categories of contagious diseases, vector-borne/zoonotic diseases, fecal-oral diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, substance use disorders, parasitic diseases, nutritional diseases, fungal diseases, and soil-related bacterial diseases.
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《從現代視角看歷史疾病：美國經驗》是任何醫生、醫學生、歷史愛好者、歷史小說迷或關心再現疾病的個體必讀的書籍。每個疾病部分都包含與美國經驗相關的迷人歷史見解，包括1900年舊金山鼠疫疫情是如何被控制的、為什麼芝加哥河的水流被逆轉、為什麼「水痘派對」曾經很普遍、黃熱病的肆虐是如何減輕的，以及為什麼貧窮的南方人曾被認為懶惰和無所事事。對軍事歷史感興趣的讀者將了解到天花如何影響獨立戰爭中的部隊力量、痢疾在內戰中的影響、流感在第一次世界大戰中的影響、瘧疾在第二次世界大戰中的影響，以及所有戰爭中的性傳播疾病。書中概述了酒精和鴉片使用的社會歷史，以及抗生素時代之前梅毒和淋病的治療，這引出了「與維納斯共度一夜，與水銀共度一生」的俏皮話和「拍手」的綽號。書中還討論了炭疽作為生物恐怖主義工具的使用、壞血病的虛弱影響以及麻風的恐怖，還有其他多種歷史上有趣的疾病。
文本開始時概述了疾病成因、預防和治療的歷史理論，以便為讀者提供背景理解。隨後的章節描述了歷史疾病如何獲得其傳統名稱（如西班牙流感、船熱、寒顫、藍死、骨折熱、猩紅熱等）以及在現代醫學時代之前的治療方法。重點放在疾病疫情對社會的影響，以及這些疾病的理解、治療和預防如何隨著時間的推移而發展。書中提到，由於疫苗免疫力減弱、疫苗猶豫、抗生素抗藥性和氣候變化，歷史疾病再現的威脅成為一個潛在的主題，這是當前全球關注的危險。
本書涵蓋了大量的歷史疾病，為了清晰和理解，將其分為傳染病、媒介傳播/動物源性疾病、糞口傳播疾病、性傳播疾病、物質使用障礙、寄生蟲疾病、營養疾病、真菌疾病和土壤相關細菌疾病等廣泛類別。
作者簡介
Dr. Shaw is a recently retired academic orthopedic surgeon with thirty-plus years of clinical practice focused on hand and joint-replacement surgery, with an emphasis on the treatment of prosthetic joint and soft-tissue infections. He has published extensively in professional journals, written text book chapters, and has served on the review/editorial boards of multiple professional journals. He has spoken widely at regional, national and international orthopedic meetings, and holds design patents on two orthopedic implants. He served as associate professor and interim orthopedic chairman at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, professor of orthopedics at George Washington University, and attending surgeon and clinical professor at the Syracuse VA and SUNY Upstate Medical University.
An ardent student of history, Dr. Shaw has published several books on a variety of historical topics, including family genealogy, WWII, and the American Civil War, available through Amazon and other retail outlets.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
肖醫生是一位最近退休的學術骨科外科醫生，擁有超過三十年的臨床實踐經驗，專注於手部及關節置換手術，特別是義肢關節及軟組織感染的治療。他在專業期刊上發表了大量文章，撰寫了教科書章節，並擔任多本專業期刊的審稿/編輯委員會成員。他在地區、全國及國際骨科會議上廣泛演講，並擁有兩項骨科植入物的設計專利。他曾擔任賓州州立大學米爾頓·S·赫爾希醫學中心的副教授及臨時骨科主任、喬治華盛頓大學的骨科教授，以及雪城退伍軍人醫院和紐約州立大學上州醫學大學的主治外科醫生及臨床教授。
作為一位熱衷於歷史的學者，肖醫生出版了幾本關於各種歷史主題的書籍，包括家族譜系、第二次世界大戰和美國內戰，這些書籍可通過亞馬遜及其他零售渠道購得。
