Ruth Clifford Engs, RN, EdD, is Professor Emerita of Applied Health Science in the School of Public Health, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA.

A useful starting point for students and the general public interested in the history of medicine.

• List of EntriesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEntriesAppendicitisArthritis, Rheumatism, and GoutBack Pain and Spine IssuesBirth Defects and Congenital AnomaliesBites: Mammals and ReptilesBites and Stings: Insects and ArachnidsBowel and Rectal IssuesBurnsCancerCardiovascular (Heart) DiseasesChildbirth: Maternal ComplicationsChildbirth and the Normal Postpartum PeriodChildhood DiseasesCholeraCommon Cold and Other Nasal IssuesCoughs, Bronchitis, and LaryngitisDepression and MelancholiaDiabetesDislocations, Sprains, and BruisesDrowning, Choking, and AsphyxiationEar Issues and DeafnessEye Conditions, Visual Impairment, and BlindnessFeversFoot ProblemsFractures and Bone IssuesGastroenteritis, Dysentery, and DiarrheaHead and Hair IssuesHeadaches and Head InjuriesHealth MaintenanceHerniaHysteria and Mass HysteriaInfant Issues, Illnesses, and DeathInflammation and PainInfluenzaInsomnia and Sleep DisordersLeg ProblemsLeprosyLiver and Gallbladder IssuesMalaria and Intermittent FeversMenstruation and Gynecological IssuesMental Disorders (“Neurotic”): Anxiety and Functional DisordersMental Disorders (“Psychotic”): Bipolar Disorder and SchizophreniaNeurological and Dementia DisordersObesity and Weight LossParasites and WormsPlaguePneumonia and Lung ConditionsPolioPregnancy: Common Issues and Potential ComplicationsPregnancy: Infertility, Fostering Conception, and Pregnancy TestsPregnancy: Prevention and TerminationRheumatic and Scarlet FeverSeizures and EpilepsySexually Transmitted InfectionsSkin ConditionsSmallpoxSore ThroatsSterility and Male Reproductive IssuesStomach AilmentsStress and AnxietySubstance Use DisordersTetanusTooth and Mouth IssuesTuberculosisTyphoid FeverTyphusUrinary Tract IssuesWounds and Wound InfectionsYellow FeverZoonotic DiseasesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Ruth Clifford Engs, RN, EdD, is Professor Emerita of Applied Health Science in the School of Public Health, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA.

A useful starting point for students and the general public interested in the history of medicine.

• List of EntriesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEntriesAppendicitisArthritis, Rheumatism, and GoutBack Pain and Spine IssuesBirth Defects and Congenital AnomaliesBites: Mammals and ReptilesBites and Stings: Insects and ArachnidsBowel and Rectal IssuesBurnsCancerCardiovascular (Heart) DiseasesChildbirth: Maternal ComplicationsChildbirth and the Normal Postpartum PeriodChildhood DiseasesCholeraCommon Cold and Other Nasal IssuesCoughs, Bronchitis, and LaryngitisDepression and MelancholiaDiabetesDislocations, Sprains, and BruisesDrowning, Choking, and AsphyxiationEar Issues and DeafnessEye Conditions, Visual Impairment, and BlindnessFeversFoot ProblemsFractures and Bone IssuesGastroenteritis, Dysentery, and DiarrheaHead and Hair IssuesHeadaches and Head InjuriesHealth MaintenanceHerniaHysteria and Mass HysteriaInfant Issues, Illnesses, and DeathInflammation and PainInfluenzaInsomnia and Sleep DisordersLeg ProblemsLeprosyLiver and Gallbladder IssuesMalaria and Intermittent FeversMenstruation and Gynecological IssuesMental Disorders (“Neurotic”): Anxiety and Functional DisordersMental Disorders (“Psychotic”): Bipolar Disorder and SchizophreniaNeurological and Dementia DisordersObesity and Weight LossParasites and WormsPlaguePneumonia and Lung ConditionsPolioPregnancy: Common Issues and Potential ComplicationsPregnancy: Infertility, Fostering Conception, and Pregnancy TestsPregnancy: Prevention and TerminationRheumatic and Scarlet FeverSeizures and EpilepsySexually Transmitted InfectionsSkin ConditionsSmallpoxSore ThroatsSterility and Male Reproductive IssuesStomach AilmentsStress and AnxietySubstance Use DisordersTetanusTooth and Mouth IssuesTuberculosisTyphoid FeverTyphusUrinary Tract IssuesWounds and Wound InfectionsYellow FeverZoonotic DiseasesGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Ruth Clifford Engs, RN, EdD, is Professor Emerita of Applied Health Science in the School of Public Health, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA.

A useful starting point for students and the general public interested in the history of medicine.

• List of EntriesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEntriesAppendicitisArthritis, Rheumatism, and GoutBack Pain and Spine IssuesBirth Defects and Congenital AnomaliesBites: Mammals and ReptilesBites and Stings: Insects and ArachnidsBowel and Rectal IssuesBurnsCancerCardiovascular (Heart) DiseasesChildbirth: Maternal ComplicationsChildbirth and the Normal Postpartum PeriodChildhood DiseasesCholeraCommon Cold and Other Nasal IssuesCoughs, Bronchitis, and LaryngitisDepression and MelancholiaDiabetesDislocations, Sprains, and BruisesDrowning, Choking, and AsphyxiationEar Issues and DeafnessEye Conditions, Visual Impairment, and BlindnessFeversFoot ProblemsFractures and Bone IssuesGastroenteritis, Dysentery, and DiarrheaHead and Hair IssuesHeadaches and Head InjuriesHealth MaintenanceHerniaHysteria and Mass HysteriaInfant Issues, Illnesses, and DeathInflammation and PainInfluenzaInsomnia and Sleep DisordersLeg ProblemsLeprosyLiver and Gallbladder IssuesMalaria and Intermittent FeversMenstruation and Gynecological IssuesMental Disorders (“Neurotic”): Anxiety and Functional DisordersMental Disorders (“Psychotic”): Bipolar Disorder and SchizophreniaNeurological and Dementia DisordersObesity and Weight LossParasites and WormsPlaguePneumonia and Lung ConditionsPolioPregnancy: Common Issues and Potential ComplicationsPregnancy: Infertility, Fostering Conception, and Pregnancy TestsPregnancy: Prevention and TerminationRheumatic and Scarlet FeverSeizures and EpilepsySexually Transmitted InfectionsSkin ConditionsSmallpoxSore ThroatsSterility and Male Reproductive IssuesStomach AilmentsStress and AnxietySubstance Use DisordersTetanusTooth and Mouth IssuesTuberculosisTyphoid FeverTyphusUrinary Tract IssuesWounds and Wound InfectionsYellow FeverZoonotic DiseasesGlossaryBibliographyIndex