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Dr. Rai Bahadur A. Mitra who was the Chief Medical Officer in Kashmir presents a short treatise on the bubonic plague. The book ranges from a short history of the bubonic plague, including an account of the great 1665 plague in London, through description of the disease, treatment and prevention. - Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
What is it? - Its History
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The London Epidemic of 1665
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Geographical Distribution - Causes - Bacillus
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Contagious as well as Infectious
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Nature of an Epidemic
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Incubation - Symptoms - Varieties
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Diagnosis - Prognosis - Microscopic and Macroscopic Appearances
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Prevention
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Sanitary Measures by Municipal Authorities
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Private Hygiene
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Inoculation against Plague
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Treatment
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Treatment of Symptoms
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Disinfection - Purification of a Room after Plague Cases
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