An outbreak of cerebrospinal fever in a 19th century British Mediterranean naval base.

The Chronicle of Arsenic Poisoning in the 19th Century

Chronicle of Datura Toxicity in the 18th and 19th Century

Background: Datura stramonium is a poisonous and common flowering plant that is a member of the Solanacae family. Datura poisonings are a rare occurrence in the 21st century, making toxicological information on this plant sparse. Historical information on Datura provides useful information on the clinical symptoms and characteristics of poisonings. This review looks at the state of knowledge on...

On the Microbian Doctrine of Yellow Fever

among the naval forces of Port Boyal, Jamaica, this pestilence has ceased to be the scourge it was when Lind wrote: " It is reputed that in the early part of the eighteenth century this island (Jamaica) buried to the amount of the whole number of its white inhabitants once in five years." The writer had an opportunity of studying the disease clinically in 1882, during an outbreak of yellow feve...

Familial Mediterranean Fever: Review of Literature and Report of Two Cases

Familial Mediterranean fever, an autosomal recessive disorder, is a member of the periodic fever syndromes, and considered to be the most common cause of recurrent febrile episodes in children. It is important to understand the disorder as familial Mediterranean fever falls on a spectrum of various presentations; the recurrent episodes of familial Mediterranean fever may be so severe that the q...

Security Arrangements of the Persian Gulf and the Strategic Competition of Iran and USA

Before the beginning of the European colonialism era, the Persian Gulf was a communication link between Asia, Europe and Africa, through which silk, spices and other needed goods were transported into the Mediterranean. With the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope and the flourishing of the southern African routes, in order to control the trade routes, colonialists entered the arena, and worked ...