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Feb 2, 2022 · There were several common illnesses that were found throughout the United States impacting people of all walks of life, young and old, rich, and poor. Without the knowledge of what caused people to get sick, and medicines that were sometimes ineffective, even a minor illness could prove deadly.
Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century included long-standing epidemic threats such as smallpox, typhus, yellow fever, and scarlet fever. In addition, cholera emerged as an epidemic threat and spread worldwide in six pandemics in the nineteenth century.
What were the most common diseases in the 19th century? How did medical treatments for common diseases differ in the 19th century compared to today? What impact did common diseases have on public health and mortality rates during the 19th century?
Nov 2, 2018 · During the 19th century, the way that people were living and working was changing dramatically. These changes affected the risk of infectious diseases and other conditions.
Jul 15, 2020 · It can readily be seen that in the nineteenth century, approaching half of all deaths were from infectious disease and that non‐communicable conditions were far less important than in rich countries today.
- Leigh Shaw-Taylor
- 10.1111/ehr.13019
- 2020
- Econ Hist Rev. 2020 Aug; 73(3): E1-E19.
Oct 4, 2022 · Since the end of the 20th century, various novel categories of diseases were recognized in addition to infectious diseases and diseases of the organs, including malignant tumors, autoimmune diseases, endocrine and metabolic disorders, and diseases caused by environmental factors.
Oct 1, 2015 · The Corpus looked at disease as an imbalance in natural forces or an imbalance in humours (or fluids): melancholy, phlegm, bile, and blood. Health depended on a proper balance of these humours. While crude, this concept of humours provided some sort of rationale for understanding health and disease.
