02453cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000330012624501510015926400510031030000470036133600260040833700260043433800360046050000310049650801810052752013110070853400450201965300150206485600430207999900170212254911UtSlPG20260610134251.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a37021728 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRC1 aFothergill, John,d1712-178013aAn Account of the Sore Throat Attended With Ulcers :bA Disease Which Hath of Late Years Appeared in This City, and in Several Parts of the Nation 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2017-06-15 aProduced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"An Account of the Sore Throat Attended With Ulcers" by John Fothergill is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. This work primarily addresses a particular throat disease that emerged in London and its neighboring regions, differentiating it from common sore throats and outlining its excessive symptoms and treatment approaches. The book serves as an early medical examination of a serious condition, warning practitioners against misdiagnosis and outlining necessary treatment protocols. In this detailed account, Fothergill describes the disease's onset, which often begins with general malaise and escalates to severe throat pain, fever, and visible throat lesions. Symptoms can rapidly advance, particularly in children, leading to significant mortality rates if not properly diagnosed and treated. Fothergill emphasizes the importance of recognizing distinguishing features of the disease, such as specific patterns of redness and ulceration in the throat, and argues against traditional treatments like bleeding and purging, which could exacerbate the condition. This account not only sheds light on historical medical practices but also demonstrates the evolving understanding of disease management in the context of public health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aDiphtheria40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54911 c95743d95743