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A clear medical account of the Moscow plague of 1771, showing how symptoms, quarantine, and hospital care shaped the response.
This nonfiction work presents an in‑depth look at the epidemic in Moscow in 1771. It combines clinical detail with on‑the‑ground descriptions of quarantine, patient care, and hospital procedures, offering a historical view of how authorities and caregivers organized a response.
- Explore the symptoms and disease progress described by early observers, including fever, buboes, and delirium.
- Learn how quarantine practices were implemented to prevent spread within families and the city.
- See how a major hospital and a foundling institution managed care, staffing, and supplies during the crisis.
- Understand the debates about prevention and treatment that surrounded the outbreak, from prophylactic ideas to practical barriers.
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An Account of the Plague Which Raged at Moscow, in 1771 (Classic Reprint)
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a thrilling and terrifying insight into the Bubonic Plague which ravaged Moscow in the year 1771, killing over 100,000 people. Using eyewitness accounts from doctors, officials and sufferers, the author recounts the origins of the plague, its causes, and the suffering inflicted. Also examined are the methods used to try to control the disease, which foreshadowed the public health measures which would be adopted in later centuries, but also included brutal and futile practices such as burning the homes of plague victims. The final section offers invaluable descriptions of the plague's symptoms and treatments, compiled by those who saw the disease at its peak and whose experience could be crucial to anyone facing a resurgence of such a terrible disease today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333882709_0
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