A Treatise on the Yellow Fever, as It Appeared in the Island of Dominica, in the Years 1793–4–5–6
To Which Are Added, Observations on the Bilious Remittent Fever, on Intermittents, Dysentery, and Some Other West India Diseases

A 1797 account by a British doctor in Dominica who treated patients during a severe outbreak of yellow fever.

James Clark (Author)

9781108065542, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 October 2013

182 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.24 kg

In 1793, the Caribbean island of Dominica fell victim to the deadly yellow fever virus. The British physician James Clark (c.1737–1819), who practised on the island for many years, witnessed the outbreak at first hand. He published this descriptive account in 1797, using the work to discuss his methods of attempting to treat the disease, which was considered among the most lethal tropical ailments of the time. Long before the link between mosquitoes and disease transmission was made, Clark explains his hypothesis about the origins of the outbreak and discusses the symptoms of its sufferers as well as possible methods of prevention. He also includes chapters addressing other ailments, including typhus, dysentery, cholera and tetanus. This remains an enlightening resource in the history of the understanding and treatment of disease in tropical climates.

Dedication
Preface
Part I. The Yellow Fever: 1. History of the yellow fever
2. Of the method of prevention
3. The remote causes
Part II. Of the Bilious Remittent Fever: 1. The cause and symptoms of this disease
2. Of intermittent fevers
3. Of the typhus fever
4. Of the dysentery
5. Of the dry belly-ache
6. Of the cholera morbus
7. Of the tetanus, or locked jaw
Of the chemical analysis and medicinal properties of the hot mineral waters in the island of Dominica.

Subject Areas: Infectious & contagious diseases [MJCJ]