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050 4 _aRB
100 1 _aCouncilman, W. T.
_q(William Thomas),
_d1854-1933
245 1 0 _aDisease and Its Causes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-03-08
508 _aE-text prepared by Robert Shimmin, Carol David, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Disease and Its Causes" by W. T. Councilman is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work presents an in-depth exploration of disease as a complex interaction of living organisms with their environment, discussing various factors contributing to health and disease. It is particularly focused on infectious diseases and their underlying mechanisms, offering insights into how various bodies respond to these conditions. The opening of the book establishes the foundation for understanding disease by defining it as a deviation from a harmonious relationship between living organisms and their environment. Councilman discusses the fundamental properties of living matter, emphasizing that cells are the basic units of life and that they adapt to their surroundings. The text begins with the definition of disease, the characteristics of living cells, and the intricate relations between living organisms and their external context. It also touches on the significance of environmental factors in the development of diseases, and sets the stage for a more detailed examination of specific conditions and their implications in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aDiseases -- Causes and theories of causation
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15283
999 _c56671
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