Emerging Diseases Since 1950
Overview
Emerging diseases, which come in a variety of forms, began to appear just when medical science was confident that scourges like smallpox and polio had been conque...
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In the following excerpt, Meyers examines works by nineteenth- and twentieth-century authors that reveal differing attitudes and ideas relating to disease.
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Disease and the Novel explores an impor...
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In the following excerpt, Biasin focuses on disease as a theme in modern European literature.
Considering how common illness is, how tremendous the spiritual change that it brings, how astonishing...
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In the following essay, Jelly argues that modern fiction has become increasingly concerned with portraying characters who are afflicted with disease.
It probably began because Flaubert's fat...
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What is Disease"
A disease is a condition that prevents or stops the body or any of its parts from working well.
What is an Infectious disease"
Infectious diseases are those that can be spread or t...
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What is it? No doubt you’ve heard of gingivitis, the mildest and most common form of gum disease. Gingivitis is reversible, but if it goes untreated, it may lead to periodontitis, in which t...
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Hospitals in Indonesia's flood-hit capital grappled with an influx of children suffering from diarrhea, authorities said Sunday as they fanned out to devastated areas to disinfect against the sprea...
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Companionship and comfort are some of the many benefits that pets provide us. There are many others, such as the extraordinary help that trained dogs can provide to disabled people. Ho...
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It's been 54 years since the American Medical Association (AMA) formally declared that alcoholism is a disease.Since then, science has made important strides in explaining why one in 10 Americans w...
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Hearts and kidneys: If one is diseased, better keep a close eye on the other.Surprising new research shows kidney disease somehow speeds up heart disease well before it has ravaged the kidneys. And...
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Hearts and kidneys: If one's diseased, better keep a close eye on the other.Surprising new research shows kidney disease somehow speeds up heart disease well before it has ravaged the kidneys. And ...
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
"Cardi...
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Blue ear disease, blamed for a surge in politically sensitive pork prices, has spread to 22 Chinese provinces and regions, the country's chief veterinarian said on Monday.The disease, also called p...
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A new study found that nine out of 10 Tennesseans have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the state.In 2002, the last year for whi...
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Ten cases of Legionnaires' disease have been diagnosed among patients and visitors at a San Antonio hospital, and health officials suspect the facility is the source of the outbreak.
Among...
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Emerging Diseases Since 1950
Jeffrey Meyers
Diseases, Their Causes and Cures
Gum Disease
