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. 1885 Excerpt: ...Coast, Gold Coast, and Slave Coast? as well as on the shores of the Niger and the Gaboon? the more elevated countries inland such as the kingdom of Dahomey and the Tellatah territory being apparently quite exempt.1 The points most infested are on the Gold Coast from Apollonia to the Rio Volta, including Cape Coast ...
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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. 1885 Excerpt: ...Coast, Gold Coast, and Slave Coast? as well as on the shores of the Niger and the Gaboon? the more elevated countries inland such as the kingdom of Dahomey and the Tellatah territory being apparently quite exempt.1 The points most infested are on the Gold Coast from Apollonia to the Rio Volta, including Cape Coast Castle," Elmina,8 Cormantia, and Accra; but there are other places not many miles from these in which there is hardly - trace of the worm to be found.4 On the Bight of Biafra dracontiasis begins to be more rarely met with,6 and on the coast of Lower Guinea (Congo coast) the disease occurs very seldom if at all.6 1 'Entozoorum synopsis, ' Bcrl., 1819, p. 207. In tlie' Edin. Med. and Surg. Journ., ' 1831, Jan., p. 112, Grant publishes an article written in 1830 by Surgeon-General Milne, of Bombay, whose conclusion from a study of a ease of dracunculus is--" The substance in question cannot be a worm, because its situation, functions and properties are those of a lymphatic vessel; and hence the idea of its being an animal is an absurdity." 1 See Pare, Bcrville, Gauthier, Thaly, Berenger-Fcraud, Defaut, Hebert, Borirs. 1 Leonard. 1 Boyle, Clarke (Sierra Leone). 6 Sec Gnllandat, Lind, Rcynhout, Boyle, Birknieyer, Ref. in 'Bost. Med. aid Surp. Journ., ' 1843, June, p. 293, Robinson, Bryson, Paniell, HeymanD, Gordon, Clarke, in 'Transact. Epid. Soc' 'Fens. "OldBcld. - Pcr6. In the medico-topographical accounts from the countries of the North African seaboard, the dracunculus is either not mentioned, or, as iu the caso of Tunis' and Egypt? its endemic occurrence is expressly denied. In Egypt, as the authorities unanimously state, the parasite had been frequently observed after the conquest of the negro countries (Sennaar and Kor...
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Add this copy of Handbook of Geographical and Historical Pathology: to cart. $195.00, poor condition, Sold by HaroldsBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Corydon, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1883 by New Sydenham Society.
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Poor/No Jacket. Ex-Library This is a three volume set. Vol. I-Acute Infective Diseases, Vol. II-Chronic Infective, Toxic, Parasitic, Septic and Constitutional Diseases. Vol. III-Diseases of Organs and Parts. Each volume shows ex-library features, Hinges are split but holding. Some foxing of pages. Top and bottom of spines are frayed. Volume I has inscription on first blank page. No marks are found in text. Covers are scuffed and bumped on the corners. Volume I, 707 pages. Volume II, 678 pages. Volume III, 780 pages.
