10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIASMATA»
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1
The Influence of Tropical Climates on European ...
At Lentini, however, around which the country is marshy, with a considerable lake
in the vicinity, the ground is partly freed from water in hot weather, but is never so
dry as to prevent the formation of miasmata. Here then is a Malaria every year.
2
The American Medical Recorder
Our author himself admits, nay he dwells upon it, that miasmata are generated in
situations entirely destitute of marshes; that they arise from the earth, where no
paludal decompositions are to be noticed. Nor can we admit that such an ...
3
Elements of the practice of medicine, by R. Bright and T. ...
The temperature of any prevailing wind will also have its influence, especially in
mountainous situations, a warm or hot wind giving the miasmata a tendency to
ascend, whilst a cold wind, on the contrary, will rather favour their descent.
Richard Bright, Thomas Addison,
1839
4
A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine
From this, and similar facts, he thinks himself warranted to conclude, that the
humid decay of vegetable and animal matter has no immediate agency in the
production of miasmata, and that moisture, particularly, is not essential. But "half
dried ...
5
Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
—Ed. Marsh Miasmata. — The last number of the Transactions of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh (Vol. 9. Part 2.), contains a paper " oo Marsh Poison, " from
the pen of Dr Ferguson of the Army Medical Staff, whose name* is familiar to our
...
6
Elements of the theory and practice of physic
He divided the specific causes of fever into two kinds — miasms of the air, and
miasms of the blood (miasmata c.vtits ex aere, and miasmata sponte in sanguine
enata) ; but he maintained that the same laws governed the operation of both
sets ...
7
On Malaria and
Miasmata
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Thomas Herbert Barker,
2009
8
The Medico-chirurgical Review
The drainage of the lands has no doubt been the main cause of the amelioration ;
but, still ague prevails, and this is owing, Dr. Brown thinks, " to the mixture of salt
and fresh water, an ascertained source of infectious miasmata." This, he informs ...
9
The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
Here another question, full of interest, occurs ; can the north-east wind alone
Induce intermittent in those not predisposed to this fever by previous exposure to
the influence of marsh miasmata, or of malaria ; is it a cause so subsidiary as to ...
10
Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, ...
The principal diseases excited by poisonous miasmata are, intermittent, remittent
and yellow fevers, dysentery and typhus. The last is generated in the human
body itself, and is sometimes called the typhoid fames. Some miasmata are ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford,
1835
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIASMATA»
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Plants aren't exactly the focus of Miasmata, but the way you interact with them still stands out. Flora exists to be plucked from the landscape, ... «Paste Magazine, Mar 15»
First Look at 'Firewatch' Gameplay Reveals Dialogue-Driven …
... host the show, and it's clear that their dissections of games like Far Cry 2 and overlooked indie adventure Miasmata have influenced the direction of Firewatch. «Game Rant, Mar 15»
Dying Light and the survival renaissance
... Fortnite, The Long Dark, Frontiers, The Forest, Nether, Miasmata, Minecraft, Terraria, Starbound, Sunless Sea, Don't Starve, and any number ... «VG247, Feb 15»
The Ebola outbreak was political — just like every disease outbreak
At the time, it was widely accepted that remittent malarial fevers—the "marsh miasmata"—were endemic to the coastal regions of Western Africa ... «The Verge, Dec 14»
The Witcher 2, FTL, Planescape: Torment and more reduced in GOG …
... Indietastic Weekend Promo – including the likes of Desktop Dungeons, Miasmata and The Real Texas – so check that out while you're at it. «games.on.net, Sep 14»
Eidolon Review - Survival of the Persistant
Let me start off this review be stating that I am a novice when it comes to survival games. Games like Shelter, Minecraft, The Forest, Miasmata, ... «ModVive, Aug 14»
Plague fiction – why authors love to write about pandemics
a poisonous vapor or mist filled with particles from decomposed matter (miasmata) [...] caused illnesses. The miasmatic position was that ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Contest: Win a bundle of games from Be Mine 13!
Included in the bundle are Legend of Dungeon, Antisquad, Alpha Kimori 1, Journey of a Roach, Mechanic Escape, Nekro, Miasmata, The ... «Destructoid, Jun 14»
The Forest - Trailer 3
Is this from those brother that made Miasmata? It looks like the same engine. I might have to scoop it. edussz 5pts. It looks sick! Way better than ... «GameSpot, May 14»
Feeling Lost in 'Miasmata'
Nothing makes you appreciate a convenience quite like losing it, which is exactly what Miasmata does when it comes to navigation. «PopMatters, May 14»