Identifier: pt3medicalsurgic01unituoft (find matches)
Title: The medical and surgical history of the war of the rebellion. (1861-65). Prepared, in accordance with the acts of Congress, under the direction of Surgeon general Joseph K. Barnes, United States army
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: United States Surgeon General's Office Barnes, Joseph K, 1817-1883 Huntington, David Lowe, 1834-1899 Otis, George Alexander, 1830-1881 Smart, Charles Woodward, Joseph Janvier, 1833-1884
Subjects: Medicine, Military Surgery, Military United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Medical and sanitary affairs
Publisher: Washington Govt. print. off
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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inclemencies of the weatherbefore, during or after the attack. In a few instances where the disease occuried amongtroops housed in crowded and badly-ventilated buildings it became deadly in itself, thepatients becoming listless or stupid and the eruption dusky or failing to appear distinctly.The virulence of the morbific agency seemed to liave been intensified by concentration andthe resisting powers of the system enfeebled by ochletic influences. But generally it wasdangerous only from its complications or sequelae. These usually affected the pulmonaryorgans, and were due to exposure to cold and wet during transportation or in poorly heatedor leaky tents or quarters, to insufilciency of clothing or bedding or to sudden changes inthe weather for which no adequate provision had been made. Bronchial inflammations,pneumonic congestions and solidifications, laryngeal congestions and oedema were the mostprominent of the dangerous conditions; but sometimes the diseased action was manifested
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