Medicine and the American Revolution : how diseases and their treatments affected the colonial army

Medicine and the American Revolution : how diseases and their treatments affected the colonial army / by Oscar Reiss.

Author/creator	Reiss, Oscar, 1925-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©1998.
Description	vii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Medicine, Military--United States --History --18th century. Military Medicine--history --United States. History, 18th Century--United States. History of Medicine. United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Medical care.

Contents	Army medicine -- Leaders of the medical department -- Smallpox and the Canadian invasion -- Disease and medical care in the Navy -- Syphilis and the loss of New York -- Dysentery and the prisoners of war -- Typhus and the army hospitals -- Valley forge and scabies -- Malaria and the southern campaign.
Abstract	A retired physician offers a unique history of the American Revolution, pointing out that nearly nine times as many people died from disease than from fighting. He traces such diseases as dysentery, scurvy, typhus, and smallpox to poor diet, inadequate sanitation, and sometimes a lack of basic medical care. He also includes medical histories of Washington and King George III.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-272) and index.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN	98020088
ISBN	0786403381
ISBN	9780786403387