The Protozoa as Pathogens of Humans and Domestic Animals

Schneidemühl, Georg, 1853-1928Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.0
Word count
490K words
Chapters
49

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Medicine Natural Sciences ZoonosisPublic Health HistoryVeterinary ScienceMedical MicrobiologyPathogen TransmissionProfessional ReferenceIllustrated GuideAcademic MonographEmpirical ObservationPathogen Research

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Die Protozoen als Krankheitserreger des Menschen und der Hausthiere by SchneidemühlAuthor: Schneidemühl, Georg, 1853-1928,Language: German, Class: QR: Science: Microbiology, Release Date: May 1, 2016

Editor's review

This is an important early German-language document of medical microbiology. Schneidermühl systematically surveys protozoa as pathogens of humans and domestic animals, reflecting the state of knowledge at the intersection of parasitology and infectious disease around the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its value lies not in offering today's clinical guidance but in showing how the concept of pathogens took shape, how classification evolved, and how researchers of the time observed and argued. Its descriptions of pathogenic protozoa bear a distinct mark of their era and serve precisely as primary material for the history of science and medicine. Read it with historical awareness: attend both to early records of specific pathogens and to changes in terminology, classification frameworks, and modes of argument. It is best read alongside modern parasitology textbooks to identify which ideas have been revised and which observations remain instructive. For researchers of German medical literature and enthusiasts of the history of science, this is a text worth close reading but not to be used in isolation.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the contents and introduction first to grasp the author's overall classification of protozoal pathogenicity.
  2. Read entries on specific pathogens alongside modern parasitology textbooks and note differences in understanding.
  3. Keep a notebook of old terminology and classifications for later verification and comparison.
  4. If German is difficult, proceed section by section with a medical German dictionary.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for learning modern medical microbiology? It is not suitable as a modern textbook. It reflects early understanding, and some classifications and conclusions have since been revised. It is better used as material for medical history, read alongside modern microbiology and parasitology textbooks to understand how the discipline evolved.
What level of German is needed to read this book? The book uses academic German of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with long sentences and outdated terminology. Intermediate reading ability or above is appropriate, and a medical German dictionary is recommended; for old terms, use context and reference works.
Where are the main barriers to reading this book? The barriers lie less in length than in background knowledge and language. Readers need a basic grasp of protozoology and infectious disease and must accept an outdated classification framework. Without that background, historical descriptions are easily mistaken for current conclusions.

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About the author

Schneidemühl, Georg, 1853-1928 Author · German · 1853–1928

Schneidemühl, Georg (1853–1928) was a German veterinarian and scholar who devoted himself to research and teaching on animal diseases. One work by him is held in this collection, Die Protozoen als Krankheitserreger des Menschen und der Hausthiere, a title meaning "Protozoa as Pathogens of Humans and Domestic Animals." It is a specialized work in veterinary pathology and the study of livestock diseases, discussing the relationship between protozoa and diseases of humans and domestic animals. Judging from the available material, his writing addresses professional readers and proceeds from disease pathogens, serving the needs of veterinary diagnosis and teaching. His scope covers both humans and domestic animals, reflecting the cross-disciplinary orientation of medicine and veterinary medicine in his time. Because public information is limited, details of his life, education, and appointments cannot be reliably established, so the present account relies solely on the facts available here.