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100 1 _aHecker, J. F. C.
_q(Justus Friedrich Carl),
_d1795-1850
245 1 4 _aThe Epidemics of the Middle Ages
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-19
508 _aProduced by Turgut Dincer, Robert Tonsing, Linda Cantoni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Epidemics of the Middle Ages" by J. F. C. Hecker is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book examines three significant epidemics—primarily the Black Death, alongside the Dancing Mania and Sweating Sickness—that ravaged Europe during the Middle Ages. Hecker attempts to illuminate the public health impacts and the societal reactions to these vast calamities, reflecting on the interplay between medical understanding and human behavior during these times. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in history. Hecker begins by reflecting on the historical context of this epidemic, emphasizing the ignorance and superstition that clouded public perception of disease during the Middle Ages. The introductory sections describe the horrific symptoms of the plague, the widespread fear it engendered, and the inadequate responses by medical authorities. Hecker calls for a comprehensive historical study of epidemics as a means to better understand how society might combat similar crises in the future, thereby linking the lessons of the past to contemporary medical science and public health policy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBlack Death
653 _aEpidemics -- History
653 _aHysteria, Epidemic
700 1 _aCaius, John,
_d1510-1573
700 1 _aBabington, B. G.
_q(Benjamin Guy),
_d1794-1866
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63232
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