Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850–2000
In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of fungal infections in the period 1850–2000. We consider four sets of diseases: ringworm and athlete’s foot (dermatophytosis); thrush or candidiasis (infection with Candida albicans); endemic, geographically specific infections in Nor...
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| description | In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of fungal infections in the period 1850–2000. We consider four sets of diseases: ringworm and athlete’s foot (dermatophytosis); thrush or candidiasis (infection with Candida albicans); endemic, geographically specific infections in North America (coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis and histoplasmosis) and mycotoxins; and aspergillosis (infection with Aspergillus fumigatus). We discuss each disease in relation to developing medical knowledge and practices, and to social changes associated with ‘modernity’. Thus, mass schooling provided ideal conditions for the spread of ringworm of the scalp in children, and the rise of college sports and improvement of personal hygiene led to the spread of athlete’s foot. Antibiotics seemed to open the body to more serious Candida infections, as did new methods to treat cancers and the development of transplantation. Regional fungal infections in North America came to the fore due to the economic development of certain regions, where population movement brought in non-immune groups who were vulnerable to endemic mycoses. Fungal toxins or mycotoxins were discovered as by-products of modern food storage and distribution technologies. Lastly, the rapid development and deployment of new medical technologies, such as intensive care and immunosuppression in the last quarter of the twentieth century, increased the incidence of aspergillosis and other systemic mycoses. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-391872025-02-13T00:56:54Z Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850–2000 Homei, Aya Worboys, Michael candidiasis mycotoxins aspergillosis fungal infections dermatophytosis Antibiotic Fungus Mycosis United States thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of fungal infections in the period 1850–2000. We consider four sets of diseases: ringworm and athlete’s foot (dermatophytosis); thrush or candidiasis (infection with Candida albicans); endemic, geographically specific infections in North America (coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis and histoplasmosis) and mycotoxins; and aspergillosis (infection with Aspergillus fumigatus). We discuss each disease in relation to developing medical knowledge and practices, and to social changes associated with ‘modernity’. Thus, mass schooling provided ideal conditions for the spread of ringworm of the scalp in children, and the rise of college sports and improvement of personal hygiene led to the spread of athlete’s foot. Antibiotics seemed to open the body to more serious Candida infections, as did new methods to treat cancers and the development of transplantation. Regional fungal infections in North America came to the fore due to the economic development of certain regions, where population movement brought in non-immune groups who were vulnerable to endemic mycoses. Fungal toxins or mycotoxins were discovered as by-products of modern food storage and distribution technologies. Lastly, the rapid development and deployment of new medical technologies, such as intensive care and immunosuppression in the last quarter of the twentieth century, increased the incidence of aspergillosis and other systemic mycoses. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2014-12-31 23:55:55 2020-03-18 13:36:15 2020-04-01T14:44:05Z 2013 book 474551 OCN: 862231184 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33427 9781137377029 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/39187 eng Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33427/1/474551.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33427/1/474551.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33427/1/474551.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/33427/1/474551.pdf Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1057/9781137377029 10.1057/9781137377029 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a Chapter Abbreviations Chapter 5 Aspergillosis Chapter 1 Ringworm Chapter 2 Athlete's Foot Chapter Conclusion Chapter Acknowledgements Chapter Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History Chapter Bibliography Chapter Introduction Chapter 3 Candida Chapter 4 Endemic Mycoses and Allergies Chapter Dedication Wellcome Trust d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd 9781137377029 Wellcome Palgrave Macmillan 225 Basingstoke 074971 open access |
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