Epidemics Resulting from Wars by Friedrich Prinzing
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"Epidemics Resulting from Wars" by Friedrich Prinzing is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work examines the historical nexus between warfare and the outbreak of epidemics, arguing that the significant human cost of war extends far beyond military casualties to include widespread civilian suffering from infectious diseases, particularly during times of conflict. The opening of the text introduces the author’s main thesis regarding the often-overlooked impact of war-induced
epidemics on civilian populations. It outlines the intent to investigate historical instances where such diseases—like typhus, cholera, and smallpox—spread linked to warfare. Additionally, it establishes the importance of recognizing these epidemics as critical consequences of warfare that contribute massively to human mortality, sometimes exceeding battlefield deaths. The introductory remarks also highlight the author's reliance on historical records and existing literature to probe these connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Prinzing, Friedrich, 1859-1938 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Westergaard, Harald, 1853-1936 |
| LoC No. | 16021765 |
| Title | Epidemics Resulting from Wars |
| Credits |
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject | Military hygiene |
| Subject | Medicine, Military -- History |
| Subject | Epidemics -- History |
| Subject | Armies -- Medical and sanitary affairs |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 59822 |
| Release Date | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1234 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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