ANIMAL DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
Authors: J H STEELE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 February 1952ANIMAL DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCEJAMES H. STEELEJAMES H. STEELESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-2-511 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe relation of disease in animals and man has been recognized for thousands of years. The earliest observations were recorded by the Egyptian physicians who administered to the ills of animals as well as to those of man. They had three theories for disease—meteorologic, magic and gastroetiologic. The third theory is supported by observations that those who ate the flesh of sick animals became ill themselves. Later the Greek and Roman physicians described the transmission of disease from animals to man by contact, e.g., rabies, and the similarity of the lesions, e.g., anthrax. 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SCHILLER 1 February 1952Volume 36, Issue 2_Part_2Page: 511-524KeywordsAnthraxGastroenterology and hepatologyLesionsMedical servicesPrevention, policy, and public healthRabies ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1952 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1952, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...