Rheumatic Fever and Streptococcal Infection
Unraveling the Mysteries of a Dread Disease
Seiten
1997
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-76877-2 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-76877-2 (ISBN)
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This is a historical review of the development of our knowledge of the clinical picture, etiology, pathogenesis, and prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease over the past four centuries. Benedict Massell examines the major contributions of both clinicians and investigators to our current understanding of rheumatic fever as a separate disease form.
Elucidating many facts about this dread disease, Massell examines the frequent epidemics in training camps during World War II, discusses our growing understanding of the pathogenesis and mechanisms by which streptococcal infections cause the disease, and shows the important progress made in prevention through the use of penicillin and other antibiotics. He includes a discussion of the many problems which can hinder our understanding and control of this disease, as well as recent promising developments in the clarification of the molecular structure of the streptococcal protein and the possible application of this information to the development of a safe and effective vaccine for the prevention of streptococcal infection.
Elucidating many facts about this dread disease, Massell examines the frequent epidemics in training camps during World War II, discusses our growing understanding of the pathogenesis and mechanisms by which streptococcal infections cause the disease, and shows the important progress made in prevention through the use of penicillin and other antibiotics. He includes a discussion of the many problems which can hinder our understanding and control of this disease, as well as recent promising developments in the clarification of the molecular structure of the streptococcal protein and the possible application of this information to the development of a safe and effective vaccine for the prevention of streptococcal infection.
Benedict Massell was, until his retirement, Director of the House of the Good Samaritan, a sub-unit of the Children's Hospital in Boston specializing in the care and treatment of patients with rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.12.1997 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 880 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-76877-9 / 0674768779 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-76877-2 / 9780674768772 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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