02554cam a22003373u 4500 25310 UtSlPG 20260610133559.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 UH Desgenettes, R. (René), 1762-1837 Histoire Médicale de l'Armée d'Orient. Volume 1 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2008-05-03 Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Histoire Médicale de l'Armée d'Orient. Volume 1" by R. Desgenettes is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work offers a detailed account of the medical conditions and challenges faced by the French army during its campaign in Egypt, particularly focusing on the various diseases that afflicted the troops and the responses of military medical professionals. It is a critical exploration of how health and medicine adapted within a wartime context. The opening portion of this volume introduces the author's initial report to the council of army health regarding preparations for a military expedition to Egypt. Desgenettes details his journey, the establishment of necessary medical infrastructure, and the organization of personnel and resources. He highlights the collaboration with medical institutions and provides insight into the operational difficulties encountered, such as the challenges of staffing and the immediate health concerns posed by tropical diseases. Throughout this preliminary section, the focus remains on the urgency of addressing the evolving medical needs of the army as it prepares for deployment in an unfamiliar and potentially hazardous environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Egypt -- History -- French occupation, 1798-1801 France. Armée -- Sanitary affairs Medical geography -- Egypt Medicine, Military -- France https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25310 66311 66311