1 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) / Allan M. Brandt -- 2 African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) / Maryinez Lyons -- 3 Ainhum / Donald B. Cooper -- 4 Alzheimer's Disease / Joseph A. Kwentus -- 5 Amebic Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 6 Anemia / Alfred Jay Bollet and Audrey K. Brown...

1 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) / Allan M. Brandt -- 2 African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) / Maryinez Lyons -- 3 Ainhum / Donald B. Cooper -- 4 Alzheimer's Disease / Joseph A. Kwentus -- 5 Amebic Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 6 Anemia / Alfred Jay Bollet and Audrey K. Brown -- 7 Anorexia Nervosa / Heather Munro Prescott -- 8 Anthrax / Lise Wilkinson -- 9 Apoplexy and Stroke / Jacques Poirier and Christian Derouesne -- 10 Arboviruses / Wilbur G. Downs -- 11 Arenaviruses / Wilbur G. Downs -- 12 Arthritis (Rheumatoid) / Howard Duncan and James C. C. Leisen -- 13 Ascariasis / K. David Patterson -- 14 Bacillary Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 15 Beriberi / Melinda S. Meade -- 16 Black Death / Katharine Park -- 17 Black and Brown Lung Disease / Daniel M. Fox -- 18 Bleeding Disorders / Oscar D. Ratnoff -- 19. Botulism / William H. Barker -- 20 Brucellosis (Malta Fever, Undulant Fever) / Lise Wilkinson -- 21 Bubonic Plague / Ann G. Carmichael -- 22 Cancer / Thomas G. Benedek and Kenneth F. Kiple -- 23 Carrion's Disease (Oroya Fever) / Oscar Urteaga-Ballon -- 24 Catarrh / Roger K. French -- 25 Cestode Infection / K. David Patterson -- 26 Chagas' Disease / Marvin J. Allison -- 27 Chlorosis / Robert P. Hudson -- 28 Cholera / Reinhard S. Speck -- 29 Cirrhosis / Thomas S. N. Chen and Peter S. Y. Chen -- 30 Clonorchiasis / K. David Patterson -- 31 Croup / James D. Cherry -- 32 Cystic Fibrosis / Thomas G. Benedek -- 33 Cytomegalovirus Infection / R. H. Kampmeier -- 34 Dengue / James McSherry -- 35 Diabetes / Leslie Sue Lieberman -- 36 Diarrheal Diseases (Acute) / Herbert L. DuPont -- 37 Diphtheria / Ann G. Carmichael -

38 Down Syndrome / Christine E. Cronk -- 39 Dracunculiasis / Donald R. Hopkins -- 40 Dropsy / J. Worth Estes -- 41 Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 42 Dyspepsia / James Whorton -- 43 Ebola Virus Disease / Wilbur G. Downs -- 44 Echinococcosis (Hydatidosis) / K. David Patterson -- 45 Eclampsia /...

38 Down Syndrome / Christine E. Cronk -- 39 Dracunculiasis / Donald R. Hopkins -- 40 Dropsy / J. Worth Estes -- 41 Dysentery / K. David Patterson -- 42 Dyspepsia / James Whorton -- 43 Ebola Virus Disease / Wilbur G. Downs -- 44 Echinococcosis (Hydatidosis) / K. David Patterson -- 45 Eclampsia / Sally McMillen -- 46 Emphysema / Ronald J. Knudson -- 47 Encephalitis Lethargica / R. T. Ravenholt -- 48 Enterobiasis / K. David Patterson -- 49 Epilepsy / Jerrold E. Levy -- 50 Ergotism / John S. Haller, Jr. -- 51 Erysipelas / Ann G. Carmichael -- 52 Fascioliasis / K. David Patterson -- 53 Fasciolopsiasis / K. David Patterson -- 54 Favism / Peter J. Brown -- 55 Filariasis / Todd L. Savitt -- 56 Fungus Infections (Mycoses) / Geoffrey C. Ainsworth -- 57 Fungus Poisoning / Geoffrey C. Ainsworth -- 58 Gallstones (Cholelithiasis) / R. Ted Steinbock -- 59 Gangrene / Diane Quintal and Robert Jackson -- 60 Genetic Disease / Eric J. Devor -- 61 Giardiasis / K. David Patterson -- 62 Glomerulonephritis (Bright's Disease) / Donald M. Larson -- 63 Goiter / Clark T. Sawin -- 64 Gonorrhea / Richard B. Rothenberg -- 65 Gout / Thomas G. Benedek -- 66 Heart-Related Diseases / Joel D. Howell -- 67 Herpes Simplex / R. H. Kampmeier -- 68 Herpesviruses / R. H. Kampmeier -- 69 Histoplasmosis / Scott F. Davies -- 70 Hookworm Infection / John Ettling -- 71 Huntington's Disease (Chorea) / Eric J. Devor -- 72 Hypertension / Thomas W. Wilson and Clarence E. Grim -- 73 Infectious Hepatitis / Francis L. Black -- 74 Infectious Mononucleosis / R. H. Kampmeier -- 75 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) / Joseph B. Kirsner -

76 Influenza / Alfred W. Crosby -- 77 Japanese B Encephalitis / Edward H. Kass -- 78 Lactose Intolerance and Malabsorption / Norman Kretchmer -- 79 Lassa Fever / Wilbur G. Downs -- 80 Lead Poisoning / Arthur C. Aufderheide -- 81 Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis, Pontiac Fever, Legionella...

76 Influenza / Alfred W. Crosby -- 77 Japanese B Encephalitis / Edward H. Kass -- 78 Lactose Intolerance and Malabsorption / Norman Kretchmer -- 79 Lassa Fever / Wilbur G. Downs -- 80 Lead Poisoning / Arthur C. Aufderheide -- 81 Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis, Pontiac Fever, Legionella Pneumonia) / David W. Fraser -- 82 Leishmaniasis / Marvin J. Allison -- 83 Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) / Ann G. Carmichael -- 84 Leptospirosis / Otto R. Gsell -- 85 Leukemia / Gordon J. Piller -- 86 Lupus Erythematosus / Thomas G. Benedek -- 87 Lyme Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) / Robert D. Leff -- 88 Malaria / Frederick L. Dunn -- 89 Marburg Virus Disease / Wilbur G. Downs -- 90 Mastoiditis / John L. Kemink, John K. Niparko and Steven A. Telian -- 91 Measles / Robert J. Kim-Farley -- 92 Meningitis / K. David Patterson -- 93 Milk Sickness (Tremetol Poisoning) / Thomas E. Cone, Jr. -- 94 Multiple Sclerosis / W. I. McDonald -- 95 Mumps / Robert J. Kim-Farley -- 96 Muscular Dystrophy / Thomas G. Benedek -- 97 Myasthenia Gravis / Bernard M. Patten -- 98 Nematode Infection / K. David Patterson -- 99 Onchocerciasis / K. David Patterson -- 100 Ophthalmia (Trachoma, Conjunctivitis) / Mary C. Karasch -- 101 Osteoarthritis / Charles W. Denko -- 102 Osteoporosis / R. Ted Steinbock -- 103 Paget's Disease of Bone / Roy D. Altman -- 104 Paragonimiasis / K. David Patterson -- 105 Parkinson's Disease (Parkinsonism) / Bernard M. Patten -- 106 Pellagra / Elizabeth W. Etheridge -- 107 Periodontal Disease (Pyorrhea) / Jeffrey Levin -- 108 Pica / Brain T. Higgins -- 109 Pinta / Don R. Brothwell -- 110 Plague of Athens / Ann G. Carmichael -

111 Pneumocystis Pneumonia (Interstitial Plasma Cell Pneumonia, Pneumocystosis) / K. David Patterson -- 112 Pneumonia / Jacalyn Duffin -- 113 Poliomyelitis / H. V. Wyatt -- 114 Protein-Energy Malnutrition / James L. Newman -- 115 Protozoan Infection / K. David Patterson -- 116 Puerperal Fever / K....

111 Pneumocystis Pneumonia (Interstitial Plasma Cell Pneumonia, Pneumocystosis) / K. David Patterson -- 112 Pneumonia / Jacalyn Duffin -- 113 Poliomyelitis / H. V. Wyatt -- 114 Protein-Energy Malnutrition / James L. Newman -- 115 Protozoan Infection / K. David Patterson -- 116 Puerperal Fever / K. Codell Carter -- 117 Q Fever / S. R. Palmer -- 118 Rabies / K. David Patterson -- 119 Relapsing Fever / Anne Hardy -- 120 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease / Thomas G. Benedek -- 121 Rickets and Osteomalacia / R. Ted Steinbock -- 122 Rickettsial Diseases / Victoria A. Harden -- 123 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Related Diseases / Victoria A. Harden -- 124 Rubella / Robert J. Kim-Farley -- 125 Saint Anthony's Fire / Ann G. Carmichael -- 126 Scarlet Fever / Anne Hardy -- 127 Schistosomiasis / John Farley -- 128 Scrofula / Roger K. French -- 129 Scurvy / Roger K. French -- 130 Sickle-Cell Anemia / Georges C. Benjamin -- 131 Smallpox / Alfred W. Crosby -- 132 Steptococcal Diseases / Peter C. English -- 133 Strongyloidiasis / K. David Patterson -- 134 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) / Todd L. Savitt -- 135 Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome (Asian SUDS) / Neal R. Holtan -- 136 Sweating Sickness / Ann G. Carmichael -- 137 Syphilis / Jon Arrizabalaga -- 138 Syphilis, Nonvenereal / Kenneth F. Kiple -- 139 Tapeworm Infection / K. David Patterson -- 140 Tay-Sachs Disease / Bradford Towne -- 141 Tetanus / Robert J. T. Joy -- 142 Tetanus, Neonatal / Sally McMillen -- 143 Tetany / Kenneth F. Kiple -- 144 Toxoplasmosis / K. David Patterson -- 145 Trematode Infection / K. David Patterson -- 146 Trench Fever / Victoria A. Harden -- 147 The Treponematoses / Kenneth F. Kiple -

148 Trichinosis / Donald E. Gilbertson -- 149 Trichuriasis / K. David Patterson -- 150 Tuberculosis / William D. Johnston -- 151 Tularemia / Patrick D. Horne -- 152 Typhoid Fever / Charles W. LeBaron and David N. Taylor -- 153 Typhomalarial Fever / Dale Smith -- 154 Typhus, Epidemic / Victoria A....

148 Trichinosis / Donald E. Gilbertson -- 149 Trichuriasis / K. David Patterson -- 150 Tuberculosis / William D. Johnston -- 151 Tularemia / Patrick D. Horne -- 152 Typhoid Fever / Charles W. LeBaron and David N. Taylor -- 153 Typhomalarial Fever / Dale Smith -- 154 Typhus, Epidemic / Victoria A. Harden -- 155 Typhus, Murine / Victoria A. Harden -- 156 Typhus, Scrub (Tsutsugamushi) / Victoria A. Harden -- 157 Urolithiasis / R. Ted Steinbock -- 158 Varicella-Zoster Virus Disease (Chickenpox) / R. H. Kampmeier -- 159 Whooping Cough / Anne Hardy -- 160 Yaws / Don R. Brothwell -- 161 Yellow Fever / Donald B. Cooper and Kenneth F. Kiple

The Cambridge World History of Human Disease (CWHHD) was first published by Cambridge University Press in 1993 and reprinted in 2001. Part VIII, the last section of the work, comprises a history and description of the world's major diseases of yesterday and today in chapters that are organized...

The Cambridge World History of Human Disease (CWHHD) was first published by Cambridge University Press in 1993 and reprinted in 2001. Part VIII, the last section of the work, comprises a history and description of the world's major diseases of yesterday and today in chapters that are organized alphabetically from "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)" to "Yellow Fever". The Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Human Disease makes this last section of CWHHD available to a wider general audience. It condenses the essays into shorter entries, with up-to-date information on AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, Ebola virus disease, and tuberculosis. The Dictionary also makes available three chapters from other parts of the CWHHD on "Heart-Related Diseases", "Cancer", and "Genetic Disease". This Dictionary contains contributions from over 100 medical and social scientists from all over the globe, making it a truly interdisciplinary history of medicine and human disease

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