Focal Infection: The Lane Medical Lectures (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Frank Billings

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0332349241 ISBN 13: 9780332349244

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Focal Infection: The Lane Medical Lectures

A classic examination of how a local infection can influence distant health. This volume presents the idea that systemic disease can arise from focal infection, tracing its roots from early medical thought to the laboratory breakthroughs that clarified how bacteria travel and affect the body.

You’ll encounter a clear, historical view of the concept, including landmark work and the cooperative effort of clinicians and researchers. The text surveys the broad range of diseases linked to focal infection, from rheumatic conditions to endocarditis, and highlights how organisms such as streptococci and pneumococci behave in the body. It also shares laboratory findings and animal experiments that shaped modern understanding of infection and immunity, along with early ideas about treatment and prevention.

• Foundational concepts that connect local infections to systemic illness
• Key bacteria and how they can spread through the bloodstream
• Clinical examples: appendicitis, cholecystitis, endocarditis, nephritis, arthritis
• Early ideas on treatment, including serum therapy and vaccines

Ideal for readers of medical history and infectious disease, this edition offers a concise, time-tested look at how doctors uncovered the links between focal infection and systemic health.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0332349241
• ISBN 13: 9780332349244
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180