02180cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624500300015626400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250801880040352011650059153400450175665300340180185600430183532171UtSlPG20260610133732.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a35034517  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRC1 aMead, Richard,d1673-175412aA Discourse on the Plague 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-04-28  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
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Libraries.)  a"A Discourse on the Plague" by Richard Mead is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. The work addresses crucial matters related to the prevention and treatment of the plague, which was a significant concern during Mead’s time. The discourse explores the nature of the plague, its causes, and the methods for controlling its spread, reflecting the medical understanding and public health strategies of the period.  The opening of the discourse introduces its aim to provide guidance on how to prevent the plague, particularly in light of its recent presence in France. Mead expresses his intentions to outline key measures needed to combat this public health threat, based on a multitude of historical and empirical findings. He references various historical plagues and emphasizes the significance of quarantine practices and the necessity of examining contaminated goods to prevent further outbreaks. The treated symptoms and methods of transmission, laid out in the opening chapters, establish a foundation for the deeper analysis and recommendations that follow throughout the discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPlague -- Early works to 180040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32171