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100 1 _aMead, Richard,
_d1673-1754
245 1 2 _aA Discourse on the Plague
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-04-28
508 _aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPlague -- Early works to 1800
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32171
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