Asleep
Subtitle: the forgotten epidemic that remains one of medicine's greatest mysteries
By: Molly Caldwell Crosby
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780425225707
Description: Crosby, acclaimed author of "The American Plague," explores the frightening history of a long forgotten disease--sleeping sickness--and details the frantic effort to conquer it before it strikes again.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An epidemic begins; title: Constantin von Economo; title: The London outbreak; title: New York City; title: Ruth; title: The neurologist; title: The medical investigators; title: Adam; title: Smith Ely Jelliffe; title: The alienist; title: Only the beginning; title: Jessie; title: 1925; title: A two-headed beast; title: Madness; title: Rosie; title: The Neurological Institute; title: The Matheson Commission; title: Josephine B. Neal; title: Vaccine trials; title: Sylvia; title: I have seen the future; title: Philip; title: Gray matter; title: Past or prologue?