A Clinical Study of Acute Poliomyelitis (Classic Reprint)

Francis W. Peabody, A. R. Dochez

ISBN 10: 1332313701 / ISBN 13: 9781332313709

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book details the history of research into the disease of poliomyelitis, commonly known as infantile paralysis, and discusses its impact on the scientific and medical community. The author explores how early investigations sought to establish polio as a pathological and clinical entity, and the subsequent work that revealed its contagious nature. The book also examines the pivotal role that animal models played in understanding the disease, leading to the development of effective vaccines and treatments. Through a comprehensive analysis of the literature, the author presents a nuanced understanding of the evolution of knowledge about polio, highlighting the challenges, breakthroughs, and the ultimate triumph of scientific inquiry over a devastating disease. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

Seller Inventory # 9781332313709_0

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Clinical Study of Acute Poliomyelitis (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332313701
• ISBN 13: 9781332313709
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • General Medicine

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Synopsis

Understanding the rise of poliomyelitis science and the hunt for early diagnosis

This book traces how poliomyelitis emerged as a distinct medical entity and why early recognition matters. It connects clinical observation with laboratory advances, showing how fever and initial symptoms can mask a later, crippling paralysis. The discussion moves from historic milestones to the practical aim of diagnosing the disease in its febrile stage to reduce spread and improve outcomes.

Readers will see how researchers linked early signs to later disease, how experiments in animals helped identify the infectious agent, and how spinal fluid analysis became a key tool in differentiating poliomyelitis from other conditions. The work emphasizes why prognosis depends on the point at which illness is recognized and how treating or preventing paralysis changes the course for patients and communities.

• The beginnings of poliomyelitis as a clinical and pathological entity


• How the fever and initial symptoms guide early diagnosis and public health action


• Laboratory findings in the cerebrospinal fluid that aid differential diagnosis


• Historical progress from observation to experimental models and etiology

Ideal for readers of medical history, neurology, and public health who want a concise view of early understanding and its practical impact.

A Clinical Study of Acute Poliomyelitis