Paul-Louis Simond and his work on plague
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Paul-Louis Simond proposed many of the now well established principles and theories concerning the transmission and epidemiology of plague. His most significant contribution was the discovery of the way plague spreads. Simond pioneered experimental studies that firmly established the arthropod vector concept in infectious disease transmission. His field studies in the plague infested areas of India confirmed the hypothesis that the plague bacillus is transmitted from rats to humans by fleas. Simond was the first to propose pest control as a possible remedy to the spread of plague.
Publication Name: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0031-5982
Year: 1996
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What's in a name?
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Getting people's names mixed up is a common occurrence and few people pay attention to this mistake. However, in the scientific and medical community, mixing names is annoying and even offending. Physicians and scientists do not want to be confused with others, especially if their work is at stake. It is also disturbing for patients to be called a different or a wrong name because it means their doctors are not attentive. It should be remembered that remembering names is just one aspect of relationships. An even more important aspect is getting them right.
Publication Name: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0031-5982
Year: 1995
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Tuberculosis: why "the white plague?"
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Tuberculosis has been frequently referred to as the 'white plague.' However, a search for the origins of the phrase indicate that the phrase is a misnomer. First, there have been no evidences relating the use of the term 'white' to race, since the disease was not predominant among white people, or pathology, since the disease was not accompanied by a severe degree of anemia. Second, historical evidences show that tuberculosis has never been considered a plague, not even in the US or in Europe, where a plague has already been experienced.
Publication Name: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0031-5982
Year: 1995
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