The history of yellow fever : an essay on the birth of tropical medicine

Author(s)

• Delaporte, François

Bibliographic Information

The history of yellow fever : an essay on the birth of tropical medicine

François Delaporte ; foreword by Georges Canguilhem ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer

MIT Press, c1991

Other Title

Histoire de la fièvre jaune

Note

Translation of: Histoire de la fièvre jaune

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-175) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Analyzes two contrasting views on discoveries leading to contemporary understanding and treatment of yellow fever one Cuban, the other American. Delaporte suggests both versions serve political purposes and presents his own, stressing historical development. Translated from the French (Paris, 1989)

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Details

• NCID: BA13162803
• ISBN:
  • 026204112X
• LCCN: 90006086
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 181 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC210
  • NLM : WC 530 D338h
  • DC20 : 616.9/28/009
  • DC20 : 616.928009
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Yellow fever -- History
  • LCSH : Tropical medicine -- History
  • MESH : Yellow Fever -- history
  • FREE : Humans