Leprosy : past and present / Charlotte A. Roberts ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen
The Biology of Leprosy Bacteria and How They Are Transmitted to Humans -- How Leprosy Affects the Human Body -- Past and Present Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis -- The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy -- The Bioarchaeological Evidence of Leprosy -- Reconstructing the Origin, Evolution, and History of L...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Gainesville : University of Florida Press, 2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past: local, regional, and global perspectives
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| Classification: | 44.75 - Infektionskrankheiten. parasitäre Krankheiten |
| Physical Description: | 424 pages; Illustrationen |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| Summary: | The Biology of Leprosy Bacteria and How They Are Transmitted to Humans -- How Leprosy Affects the Human Body -- Past and Present Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis -- The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy -- The Bioarchaeological Evidence of Leprosy -- Reconstructing the Origin, Evolution, and History of Leprosy -- Conclusions: A Future for Leprosy; Clinical and Bioarchaeological Perspectives "Through an unprecedented multidisciplinary and global approach, this book documents the dramatic 7,000-year history of leprosy using bioarchaeological, clinical, and historical information from a wide variety of contexts, dispelling many longstanding myths about the disease"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9781683401841 9781683402251 |
| ac_no: | AC16505472 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Charlotte A. Roberts ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen |