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Wade Hampton Frost, Pioneer Epidemiologist, 1880-1938

Author : Thomas M. Daniel
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580461771
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Wade Hampton Frost, Pioneer Epidemiologist, 1880-1938 written by Thomas M. Daniel and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wade Hampton Frost was the first Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University in the first Department of Epidemiology in the United States. A Virginian and a graduate of the University of Virginia, Frost began his remarkable career with two decades of service in the United States Public Health Service. He investigated epidemics of yellow fever, typhoid, polio, streptococcal sore throat, meningitis, and influenza. His greatest contributions during this part of his career were the recognition that mild and asymptomatic childhood polio produced life-long immunity and the development of methods for tracking influenza epidemics. He was recruited to Johns Hopkins in 1919, where, as a professor at the School of Hygiene and Public Health, he trained many of the future leaders of American public health programs. He made substantial contributions to epidemiologic methodology including developing the concept of an index case during investigations of tuberculosis in Tennessee, the use of life-table methods for estimating secondary attack rates, the use of age cohorts for longitudinal studies, and, in collaboration with Lowell Reed, the first mathematical expression of the epidemic curve. Thomas M. Daniel's biography tells the story of Frost's life and work. Drawing of Frost's personal papers and recorded interviews with his colleagues deposited in the Frost Archives at the University of Virginia Medical Center as well as material from the Fauquier County Heritage Society and Johns Hopkins University, Daniel recounts the story of Frost's life and provides many insights into the personal characteristics of his subject. Daniel also reviews Frost's work, examining his published papers and archived teaching notes to elucidate the scope of and manner in which Frost made his seminal contributions to epidemiology and public health. George Comstock, Emeritus Centennial Alumni Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins has provided an introduction. Thomas M. Daniel is Professor Emeritus of Medicin

The Texas Meningitis Epidemic (1911–1913)

Author : Margaret R. O’Leary MD
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1532054327
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Texas Meningitis Epidemic (1911–1913) written by Margaret R. O’Leary MD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Texas Meningitis Epidemic (1911–1913): Origin of the Meningococcal Vaccine, two physician authors present the dramatic medical history of a monstrous southwestern disease epidemic. They also describe the development of the intraspinal antimeningitis serum treatment for curing the disease and the meningococcal vaccine for preventing it. The authors bring the events to blazing life by skillfully drawing on original texts that evoke the grit and grace of everyday people who united to vanquish a brutal disease in early twentieth-century Texas.

Good Tuberculosis Men

Author : Carol R. Byerly
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Good Tuberculosis Men written by Carol R. Byerly and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2013 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1917, as the United States prepared for war in Europe, Army Surgeon General William C. Gorgas recognized the threat of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to American troops. What the Army needed was some "good tuberculosis men." Despite the efforts of the nations best "tuberculosis men," the disease would become a leading cause of World War I disability discharges and veterans benefits. The fact that tuberculosis patients often experienced cycles in which they recovered their health and then fell ill again challenged government officials to judge the degree to which a person was disabled and required government care and support. This book tracks the impact of tuberculosis on the US Army from the late 1890s, when it was a ubiquitous presence in society, to the 1960s when it became a curable and controllable disease.

Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues [2 volumes]

Author : Joseph P. Byrne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1573569593
Total Pages : 917 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues [2 volumes] written by Joseph P. Byrne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 917 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editor Joseph P. Byrne, together with an advisory board of specialists and over 100 scholars, research scientists, and medical practitioners from 13 countries, has produced a uniquely interdisciplinary treatment of the ways in which diseases pestilence, and plagues have affected human life. From the Athenian flu pandemic to the Black Death to AIDS, this extensive two-volume set offers a sociocultural, historical, and medical look at infectious diseases and their place in human history from Neolithic times to the present. Nearly 300 entries cover individual diseases (such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, Ebola, and SARS); major epidemics (such as the Black Death, 16th-century syphilis, cholera in the nineteenth century, and the Spanish Flu of 1918-19); environmental factors (such as ecology, travel, poverty, wealth, slavery, and war); and historical and cultural effects of disease (such as the relationship of Romanticism to Tuberculosis, the closing of London theaters during plague epidemics, and the effect of venereal disease on social reform). Primary source sidebars, over 70 illustrations, a glossary, and an extensive print and nonprint bibliography round out the work.

Public Health Reports

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Introduction to Epidemiology

Author : Ray M. Merrill
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 1284170705
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Epidemiology written by Ray M. Merrill and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognized by Book Authority as one of the best Public Health books of all time, Introduction to Epidemiology is a comprehensive, reader-friendly introduction to this exciting field. Designed for students with minimal training in the biomedical sciences and statistics, this full-color text emphasizes the application of the basic principles of epidemiology according to person, place, and time factors in order to solve current, often unexpected, and serious public health problems. Students will learn how to identify and describe public health problems, formulate research hypotheses, select appropriate research study designs, manage and analyze epidemiologic data, interpret results, and apply results in preventing and controlling disease and health-related events. Offering real-world examples in the form of case studies and news files in each chapter, Introduction to Epidemiology is an accessible and effective approach to learning epidemiology.

The Kansas City Meningitis Epidemic, 1911–1913

Author : Margaret R. O’Leary MD
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1532062303
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Kansas City Meningitis Epidemic, 1911–1913 written by Margaret R. O’Leary MD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Kansas City Meningitis Epidemic, 1911–1913: Violent and Not Imagined, two physician authors present the dramatic medical history of a monstrous midwestern disease epidemic. The authors bring the events to startling life by skillfully drawing on original texts that evoke the resolute efforts of the Kansas City medical, nursing, and health department communities to care for the horribly stricken while inoculating the still well to prevent spread of the epidemic.

Encyclopedia of Epidemiology

Author : Sarah Boslaugh
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412928168
Total Pages : 1241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Epidemiology written by Sarah Boslaugh and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information from the field of epidemiology in a less technical, more accessible format. Covers major topics in epidemiology, from risk ratios to case-control studies to mediating and moderating variables, and more. Relevant topics from related fields such as biostatistics and health economics are also included.

Public Health Reports

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Public Health Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Epidemiology

Author : Kenneth J. Rothman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197751563
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book Epidemiology written by Kenneth J. Rothman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the last fifty years, epidemiology has developed into a vibrant scientific discipline that brings together the social and biological sciences, incorporating everything from statistics to the philosophy of science in its aim to study and track the distribution and determinants of health events. A now-classic text, the third edition of this essential introductory textbook gives an overview of the core concepts that form the underpinnings of epidemiology and epidemiologic research. Rather than focusing on statistics or formulas, Epidemiology presents the underlying epidemiologic principles and concepts in a coherent and straightforward exposition. This core content is supplemented with historical notes, a discussion of scientific inference, details about infectious disease epidemiology, and some advanced topics--including how to deal with missing data, the use of causal diagrams, and quantitative bias analysis techniques--that serve as an on-ramp into further study for those who elect to pursue it. By emphasizing a unifying set of ideas, students will develop a strong foundation for understanding the principles of epidemiologic research.

Patient Zero

Author : Marilee Peters
Publisher : Annick Press
ISBN 13 : 1554516803
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book Patient Zero written by Marilee Peters and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases. Throughout history, more people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters. The courageous, trail-blazing defenders against these diseases faced a terrifying personal gamble. Often they were ignored, laughed at, or even fired from their jobs. But they kept hunting for answers, putting the pieces of the epidemic puzzle together. As they looked for clues to the origin of a disease, scientists searched for the unknown “patient zero”—the first person to have contracted it. In nineteenth-century London, Dr. John Snow’s mapping of an epidemic found that patient zero was a six-month-old baby, whose cholera-laden diarrhea had contaminated the water of a local pump. It led to the death of 10,000 inhabitants exposed to the dirty water. Patient Zero brilliantly brings to life the main characters and events to tell the gripping tale of how each of seven diseases spread. • The Great Plague, 1665 • The Soho Outbreak,1854 • Yellow Fever in Cuba, 1900 • Typhoid in New York City, 1906 • Spanish Influenza, 1918-1919 • Ebola in Zaire, 1976 • AIDS in the U.S., 1980. The result is spine-chilling as Peters follows the scientists who solved the intricate mystery of the killer epidemics. Patient Zero reminds us that millions of people owe their lives to the work of these pioneer epidemiologists, work that continues to this day. Reviews: “The book reads like a thriller, with gripping accounts of how these diseases affected people.” —School Library Journal, 08/14 “ ... the mysterious nature of unexplained epidemics is perfectly captured ...” —Kirkus Reviews,08/20/14

A Day in the Life of an American Worker [2 volumes]

Author : Nancy Quam-Wickham
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440845018
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book A Day in the Life of an American Worker [2 volumes] written by Nancy Quam-Wickham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the history of work in America illuminates the many important roles that men and women of all backgrounds have played in the formation of the United States. A Day in the Life of an American Worker: 200 Trades and Professions through History allows readers to imagine the daily lives of ordinary workers, from the beginnings of colonial America to the present. It presents the stories of millions of Americans—from the enslaved field hands in antebellum America to the astronauts of the modern "space age"—as they contributed to the formation of the modern and culturally diverse United States. Readers will learn about individual occupations and discover the untold histories of those women and men who too often have remained anonymous to historians but whose stories are just as important as those of leaders whose lives we study in our classrooms. This book provides specific details to enable comprehensive understanding of the benefits and downsides of each trade and profession discussed. Selected accompanying documents further bring history to life by offering vivid testimonies from people who actually worked in these occupations or interacted with those in that field.

Finding True North

Author : Fran Yardley
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438470533
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Finding True North written by Fran Yardley and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silver Winner, for Regional Nonfiction, 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards In 1968 Fran and Jay Yardley, a young couple with pioneering spirit, moved to a remote corner of the Adirondacks to revive the long-abandoned but historic Bartlett Carry Club, with its one thousand acres and thirty-seven buildings. The Saranac Lake–area property had been in Jay's family for generations, and his dream was to restore this summer resort to support himself and, eventually, a growing family. Fran chronicles their journey and, along the way, unearths the history of those who came before, from the 1800s to the present. Offering an evocative glimpse into the past, Finding True North traces the challenges and transformations of one of the world's most beautiful, least-celebrated places and the people who were tirelessly devoted to it.

Times and Tides of Tuberculosis

Author : Thomas M. Daniel, M.D.
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 156474776X
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (647 download)

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Download or read book Times and Tides of Tuberculosis written by Thomas M. Daniel, M.D. and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of changing attitudes—of patients, the medical community, and society in general—towards tuberculosis, over the course of a century and a half. As TB became better understood scientifically, treatment of the disease changed for the better, and the attitudes became more hopeful. This book illustrates these changing attitudes with the life stories and sample works of well-known writers—novelists, essayists, and poets. Not all of these writers had TB themselves, but they all were well enough acquainted with the disease to write about it eloquently. This added dimension gives the book another identity: in addition to medical and social history, Times and Tides of Tuberculosis offers literary history and criticism

Statistical Methods in Epidemiologic Research

Author : Ray M. Merrill
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1284034437
Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Statistical Methods in Epidemiologic Research written by Ray M. Merrill and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all the core topics, such as digital logic, data representation, machine-level language, general organization, and much more.

Health and Humanity

Author : Karen Kruse Thomas
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421421089
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Health and Humanity written by Karen Kruse Thomas and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mid-twentieth-century evolution of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Between 1935 and 1985, the nascent public health profession developed scientific evidence and practical know-how to prevent death on an unprecedented scale. Thanks to public health workers, life expectancy rose rapidly as generations grew up free from the scourges of smallpox, typhoid, and syphilis. In Health and Humanity, Karen Kruse Thomas offers a thorough account of the growth of academic public health in the United States through the prism of the oldest and largest independent school of public health in the world. Thomas follows the transformation of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (JHSPH), now known as the Bloomberg School of Public Health, from a small, private institute devoted to doctoral training and tropical disease research into a leading global educator and innovator in fields from biostatistics to mental health to pathobiology. A provocative, wide-ranging account of how midcentury public health leveraged federal grants and anti-Communist fears to build the powerful institutional networks behind the health programs of the CDC, WHO, and USAID, the book traces how Johns Hopkins helped public health take center stage during the scientific research boom triggered by World War II. It also examines the influence of politics on JHSPH, the school’s transition to federal grant funding, the globalization of public health in response to hot and cold war influences, and the expansion of the school’s teaching program to encompass social science as well as lab science. Revealing how faculty members urged foreign policy makers to include saving lives in their strategy of “winning hearts and minds,” Thomas argues that the growth of chronic disease and the loss of Rockefeller funds moved the JHSPH toward international research funded by the federal government, creating a situation in which it was sometimes easier for the school to improve the health of populations in India and Turkey than on its own doorstep in East Baltimore. Health and Humanity is a comprehensive account of the ways that JHSPH has influenced the practice, pedagogy, and especially our very understanding of public health on both global and local scales.

Molecular Tools and Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Author : Betsy Foxman
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080920845
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Molecular Tools and Infectious Disease Epidemiology written by Betsy Foxman and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Molecular Tools and Infectious Disease Epidemiology examines the opportunities and methodologic challenges in the application of modern molecular genetic and biologic techniques to infectious disease epidemiology. The application of these techniques dramatically improves the measurement of disease and putative risk factors, increasing our ability to detect and track outbreaks, identify risk factors and detect new infectious agents. However, integration of these techniques into epidemiologic studies also poses new challenges in the design, conduct, and analysis. This book presents the key points of consideration when integrating molecular biology and epidemiology; discusses how using molecular tools in epidemiologic research affects program design and conduct; considers the ethical concerns that arise in molecular epidemiologic studies; and provides a context for understanding and interpreting scientific literature as a foundation for subsequent practical experience in the laboratory and in the field. The book is recommended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students studying infectious disease epidemiology and molecular epidemiology; and for the epidemiologist wishing to integrate molecular techniques into his or her studies. - Presents the key points of consideration when integrating molecular biology and epidemiology - Discusses how using molecular tools in epidemiologic research affects program design and conduct - Considers the ethical concerns that arise in molecular epidemiologic studies - Provides a context for understanding and interpreting scientific literature as a foundation for subsequent practical experience in the laboratory and in the field