Leprosy in premodern medicine : a malady of the whole body
Luke E. Demaitre (Author)
He finds that, while not immune to social and cultural perceptions of the leprous as degenerate, and while influenced by their own fears of contagion, premodern physicians moderated society's reactions to leprosy and were dedicated to the well-being of their patients.
Print Book, English, ©2007
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Md., ©2007
xv, 323 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780801886133, 0801886139
799983230
IntroductionAcknowledgments1. The Sources: Texts and Contexts2. Iudicium leprosorum: Medical Judgment3. The Many Labels of Leprosy4. Definitions and Explanations5. "Une maladie contagieuse et héréditaire"6. Causes, Categories, and Correlations7. Diagnosis: Signs and Symptoms8. Prognosis, Prevention, and TreatmentConclusionNotesIndex