Physician and Surgeon Volume 22; A Professional Medical Journal download pdf
Physician and Surgeon Volume 22; A Professional Medical Journal download pdf

Physician and Surgeon Volume 22; A Professional Medical Journal. Books Group

Physician and Surgeon Volume 22; A Professional Medical Journal
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Author: Books Group
Number of Pages: 306 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Type: Pdf
ISBN: 9781231276136
File size: 18 Mb
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...measures. A few words should be given here to the overland dissemination of the disease. Europe is not merely threatened by infected ships which may come from China, India, Eastern Africa or South America. The overland routes from China and India are fully as grave a source of danger. Indeed, as will be presently shown, these are the routes along which the great epidemics of cholera and plague have always traveled in the past. One of these great caravan routes leads from Lahore in Punjab through Afghanistan into the Russian province of Turkestan, where it meets the Trans-Caspian railway. This railway begins at Samarcand in Turkestan, and passes through Bokhara, Merv Askabad and ends at Uisun Ada on the Caspian Sea opposite Baku. Early in 1899 an outbreak of the plague occurred near Samarcand, undoubtedly brought up from India. The precautious taken to prevent the spread were entirely successful, and although no accounts have been officially published as to the means employed, nevertheless it will be seen that the radical procedure employed by Loris Melikoff some twenty years ago was again resorted to. Inasmuch as the entire village was said to be atllioted it was surrounded by troops, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. The village and all that it contained was destroyed by fire ("Public Health Reports," September 15, 1899, page 1539). With this route opeu coutinually it is evident that fresh importation must be expected sooner or later. Apparently a new plague focus, independent of that in Yunnan and Hong Kong has been recently discovered in Manchuria. The plague seems to have existed in this province for more than ten years under the name of Tarabagan plague, and is believed to be spread by a rodent, the Arctoinis cobuc, which is subject t...

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