The Treatment Of Infantile Paralysis Classic Reprint

Author : Paul H. Römer
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ISBN 13 : 9781332259670
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Epidemic Infantile Paralysis written by Paul H. Römer and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Epidemic Infantile Paralysis: Heine-Medin Disease It appears highly probable that the disease known as Epidemic Infantile Paralysis will become more and more menacing to the community in England as well as in other countries. In its sporadic form the disease has been recognized for a long time; its effects on isolated lives have been so deplorable that it has come to be regarded as perhaps the most feared of all the diseases of childhood. But now we are face to face with a change in the way in which the virus attacks the human race; the disease has become epidemic in its incidence. The history of this remarkable disturbance of the balance between the attack of the virus and the power of effective resistance in human beings is told in the present book. Written as it is by an author who not only has made practical use of the discovery that the disease is communicable to monkeys, but also possesses in a high degree the sense of historical perspective, the book contains the results of his experimental work, and describes fully the difficulties which have stood and still stand in the way of advance in the elucidation of the problems presented by the disease both in its scientific and public health aspects. Under these circumstances it appears advisable to bring the work within reach of a larger public in this country. At the moment of going to press the report on the Swedish epidemic of 1911 has appeared; it marks a further advance in the study of the disease, and is a brilliant vindication of the claims which Professor Romer has put forward in this book on behalf of the experimental method of investigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.