Epidemics Examined and Explained
Or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease
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In this 1850 medical treatise, John Grove asks whether epidemics arise from living germs. He builds his case through analogies with the reproduction and dispersal of plants, bringing outbreaks of disease into the same discussion as spores, fermentation and the conditions that allow organisms to multiply. His preface also connects illness with social habits, natural laws and religious belief.
The argument takes readers into a dispute over how disease should be explained. Grove examines the ideas of Liebig and Mulder, describing yeast cells that become active again when supplied with fresh sugar. These observations support his claim that living matter offers a better explanation than chemical change alone. For readers interested in medical history, the book shows how one writer arranged evidence, analogy and conviction into a theory of epidemics.
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- John Grove
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- 93
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