Historical Bibliography Updated: March 5, 2020

The navy-surgeon, or a practical system of surgery.

Publication Details

London: C. Ward and R. Chandler, 1734 CE.

Atkins was an English naval surgeon. His book includes some useful case reports and contains the first English description of African trypanosomiasis.

Facet Tags

Plagues & Epidemics

Subjects

INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Triatomine Bug-Borne Diseases › Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) MILITARY MEDICINE, SURGERY & HYGIENE › Navy

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#2148
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/2737
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	the-navysurgeon-or-a-practical-system-of-surgery

Geographic Context

Publication place: London