Epidemics and the American military :: five times disease changed the course of war /
" In Epidemics and the American Military, Dr. Jack McCallum examines the major role the military has played propagating and controlling disease throughout this nation's history. The U.S. armed forces recruit young people from isolated rural areas and densely populated cities, many of whom...
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| Zusammenfassung: | " In Epidemics and the American Military, Dr. Jack McCallum examines the major role the military has played propagating and controlling disease throughout this nation's history. The U.S. armed forces recruit young people from isolated rural areas and densely populated cities, many of whom have been exposed to a smorgasbord of germs. After training and living in close contact with each other for months, soldiers are shipped across countries and continents and meet civilians and other armies. McCallum argues that if one set out to design a perfect world for an aggressive pathogen, it would be hard to do better than an army at war. There are four ways to combat epidemic infectious diseases: quarantine, altering the ecology in which infections spread, medical treatment of infection, and immunization. Each has played a specific but often overlooked role in American wars. A case can be made that General George Washington saved the American Revolution when he mandated inoculation of the Continental Army with smallpox. The Union Army might very well have taken Richmond in 1862 had it not been for an epidemic of typhoid fever during the Peninsular Campaign. Yellow fever was a proximate cause of the American invasion of Cuba in 1898, and its control enabled a continued U.S. presence on the island and in the rest of the Caribbean. Had it not been for influenza, German Gen. Erich Ludendorff might well have succeeded in his offensive in the closing years of World War I. Before senior Army and Naval officers recognized the importance of anti-malarial prophylaxis and forced its acceptance by hesitant troops, the World War II Solomon and New Guinea campaigns were in danger of collapsing. "-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1682478106 9781682478103 |
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| 650 | 6 | |a Grippe |z Allemagne |x Histoire |y 20e siècle. | |
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| contents | Introduction-Four Ways to Fight an Epidemic -- . Immunology-The Virus and the Virginian -- . Ecology-Typhoid in Two Wars -- . A Different Approach to Ecology-Mosquitoes, Microbes, -- and Medics -- . Quarantine-Influenza and the American Expeditionary Force -- . Pharmacology-Malaria and World War II. |
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| spelling | McCallum, Jack E., 1945- author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002134605 Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / Jack E. McCallum. Five times disease changed the course of war 5 times disease changed the course of war Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2023] 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction-Four Ways to Fight an Epidemic -- . Immunology-The Virus and the Virginian -- . Ecology-Typhoid in Two Wars -- . A Different Approach to Ecology-Mosquitoes, Microbes, -- and Medics -- . Quarantine-Influenza and the American Expeditionary Force -- . Pharmacology-Malaria and World War II. " In Epidemics and the American Military, Dr. Jack McCallum examines the major role the military has played propagating and controlling disease throughout this nation's history. The U.S. armed forces recruit young people from isolated rural areas and densely populated cities, many of whom have been exposed to a smorgasbord of germs. After training and living in close contact with each other for months, soldiers are shipped across countries and continents and meet civilians and other armies. McCallum argues that if one set out to design a perfect world for an aggressive pathogen, it would be hard to do better than an army at war. There are four ways to combat epidemic infectious diseases: quarantine, altering the ecology in which infections spread, medical treatment of infection, and immunization. Each has played a specific but often overlooked role in American wars. A case can be made that General George Washington saved the American Revolution when he mandated inoculation of the Continental Army with smallpox. The Union Army might very well have taken Richmond in 1862 had it not been for an epidemic of typhoid fever during the Peninsular Campaign. Yellow fever was a proximate cause of the American invasion of Cuba in 1898, and its control enabled a continued U.S. presence on the island and in the rest of the Caribbean. Had it not been for influenza, German Gen. Erich Ludendorff might well have succeeded in his offensive in the closing years of World War I. Before senior Army and Naval officers recognized the importance of anti-malarial prophylaxis and forced its acceptance by hesitant troops, the World War II Solomon and New Guinea campaigns were in danger of collapsing. "-- Provided by publisher. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 26, 2023). Medicine, Military United States History. War Medical aspects History. Communicable diseases Transmission History. Epidemics United States History. Smallpox United States Prevention History 18th century. Typhoid fever Virginia Richmond History 19th century. Yellow fever Cuba Prevention History 20th century. Influenza Germany History 20th century. Malaria Pacific Area Prevention History 20th century. Guerre Aspect médical Histoire. Maladies infectieuses Transmission Histoire. Épidémies États-Unis Histoire. Variole États-Unis Prévention Histoire 18e siècle. Fièvre typhoïde Virginie Richmond Histoire 19e siècle. Grippe Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle. Paludisme Pacifique, Région du Prévention Histoire 20e siècle. MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases. bisacsh HISTORY / Military / United States. bisacsh Communicable diseases Transmission fast Epidemics fast Influenza fast Malaria Prevention fast Medicine, Military fast Smallpox Prevention fast Typhoid fever fast War Medical aspects fast Yellow fever Prevention fast Cuba fast Germany fast Pacific Area fast United States fast Virginia Richmond fast 1700-1999 fast Electronic books. History fast Print version: McCallum, Jack E., 1945- Epidemics and the American military Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2023] 9781682477304 (DLC) 2023007791 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3575212 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | McCallum, Jack E., 1945- Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / Introduction-Four Ways to Fight an Epidemic -- . Immunology-The Virus and the Virginian -- . Ecology-Typhoid in Two Wars -- . A Different Approach to Ecology-Mosquitoes, Microbes, -- and Medics -- . Quarantine-Influenza and the American Expeditionary Force -- . Pharmacology-Malaria and World War II. Medicine, Military United States History. War Medical aspects History. Communicable diseases Transmission History. Epidemics United States History. Smallpox United States Prevention History 18th century. Typhoid fever Virginia Richmond History 19th century. Yellow fever Cuba Prevention History 20th century. Influenza Germany History 20th century. Malaria Pacific Area Prevention History 20th century. Guerre Aspect médical Histoire. Maladies infectieuses Transmission Histoire. Épidémies États-Unis Histoire. Variole États-Unis Prévention Histoire 18e siècle. Fièvre typhoïde Virginie Richmond Histoire 19e siècle. Grippe Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle. Paludisme Pacifique, Région du Prévention Histoire 20e siècle. MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases. bisacsh HISTORY / Military / United States. bisacsh Communicable diseases Transmission fast Epidemics fast Influenza fast Malaria Prevention fast Medicine, Military fast Smallpox Prevention fast Typhoid fever fast War Medical aspects fast Yellow fever Prevention fast |
| title | Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / |
| title_alt | Five times disease changed the course of war 5 times disease changed the course of war |
| title_auth | Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / |
| title_exact_search | Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / |
| title_full | Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / Jack E. McCallum. |
| title_fullStr | Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / Jack E. McCallum. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemics and the American military : five times disease changed the course of war / Jack E. McCallum. |
| title_short | Epidemics and the American military : |
| title_sort | epidemics and the american military five times disease changed the course of war |
| title_sub | five times disease changed the course of war / |
| topic | Medicine, Military United States History. War Medical aspects History. Communicable diseases Transmission History. Epidemics United States History. Smallpox United States Prevention History 18th century. Typhoid fever Virginia Richmond History 19th century. Yellow fever Cuba Prevention History 20th century. Influenza Germany History 20th century. Malaria Pacific Area Prevention History 20th century. Guerre Aspect médical Histoire. Maladies infectieuses Transmission Histoire. Épidémies États-Unis Histoire. Variole États-Unis Prévention Histoire 18e siècle. Fièvre typhoïde Virginie Richmond Histoire 19e siècle. Grippe Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle. Paludisme Pacifique, Région du Prévention Histoire 20e siècle. MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases. bisacsh HISTORY / Military / United States. bisacsh Communicable diseases Transmission fast Epidemics fast Influenza fast Malaria Prevention fast Medicine, Military fast Smallpox Prevention fast Typhoid fever fast War Medical aspects fast Yellow fever Prevention fast |
| topic_facet | Medicine, Military United States History. War Medical aspects History. Communicable diseases Transmission History. Epidemics United States History. Smallpox United States Prevention History 18th century. Typhoid fever Virginia Richmond History 19th century. Yellow fever Cuba Prevention History 20th century. Influenza Germany History 20th century. Malaria Pacific Area Prevention History 20th century. Guerre Aspect médical Histoire. Maladies infectieuses Transmission Histoire. Épidémies États-Unis Histoire. Variole États-Unis Prévention Histoire 18e siècle. Fièvre typhoïde Virginie Richmond Histoire 19e siècle. Grippe Allemagne Histoire 20e siècle. Paludisme Pacifique, Région du Prévention Histoire 20e siècle. MEDICAL / Infectious Diseases. HISTORY / Military / United States. Communicable diseases Transmission Epidemics Influenza Malaria Prevention Medicine, Military Smallpox Prevention Typhoid fever War Medical aspects Yellow fever Prevention Cuba Germany Pacific Area United States Virginia Richmond Electronic books. History |
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