UP-02.05 : Venereal diseases in early 20th century GreeceUrology - Vol. 68 - N° S - p. 253 - UP-02.05 : Venereal diseases in early 20th century Greece - EM|consultedoi:10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.746E. Poulakou-RebelakouC. TsiamisE. KoutsiarisElsevier Inc.Urology
Transhumance, or trekking, was intrinsic to white and black livestock management certainly up to the early decades of the 20th century. This paper concentrates largely, but not exclusively, on white livestock owners in the former Cape Colony and Province, South Africa. It suggests that transhuman...
Downton Abbey isn't known for its terrifying visuals; however, its Virginia Woolf-esque dedication to depicting the rampant ennui of the early 20th century shows how a lack of care can help a disease spread throughout a group of friends. As people throughout the episode drop like flies, Doc...
Downton Abbey isn't known for its terrifying visuals; however, its Virginia Woolf-esque dedication to depicting the rampant ennui of the early 20th century shows how a lack of care can help a disease spread throughout a group of friends. As people throughout the episode drop like flies, Doc...
We will trace the history of ideas about optic nerve anatomy and function in the Western world from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century and show how these influenced causal theories of optic nerve diseases. Greek and Roman humoral physiology needed a hollow optic nerve, the obstruction...
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Diarrhea is common, and it has been estimated that even in Western countries most experience at least two episodes of infectious diarrhea annually (see chapter on infections). It is generally considered chronic when the sympto
Stomach cancer, a disease characterized by abnormal growth of cells in the stomach. The incidence of stomach cancer has decreased dramatically since the early 20th century in countries where refrigeration... Britannica Premium Did you know you're not getting the full Britannica experience? Access unl...
For much of the 20th century,asbestoswas one of the most commonly used materials in U.S. manufacturing, shipbuilding, construction, and a wide range of other industries due to its low cost and natural fireproofing properties. Millions of Americans were exposed to asbestos for decades with no id...
This chapter discusses the major potato diseases worldwide: late blight, early blight, wart, and powdery scab. Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, continues to be the main biotic constraint of potato production. Annual losses have been estimated to be about €6.1 billion,...
The current nosological concept of α-synucleinopathies characterized by the presence of Lewy bodies (LBs) includes Parkinson’s disease (PD), Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), for which the term “Lewy body diseas