Project Gutenberg 2010-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 171 Mead, Richard 1673 1754 35034517 A Discourse on the Plague Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "A Discourse on the Plague" by Richard Mead is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. The work addresses crucial matters related to the prevention and treatment of the plague, which was a significant concern during Mead’s time. The discourse explores the nature of the plague, its causes, and the methods for controlling its spread, reflecting the medical understanding and public health strategies of the period. The opening of the discourse introduces its aim to provide guidance on how to prevent the plague, particularly in light of its recent presence in France. Mead expresses his intentions to outline key measures needed to combat this public health threat, based on a multitude of historical and empirical findings. He references various historical plagues and emphasizes the significance of quarantine practices and the necessity of examining contaminated goods to prevent further outbreaks. The treated symptoms and methods of transmission, laid out in the opening chapters, establish a foundation for the deeper analysis and recommendations that follow throughout the discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Plague -- Early works to 1800 RC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 234437 2025-07-13T07:43:01.322042 text/html 235620 2021-01-06T13:37:03 text/html 213546 2025-07-13T07:43:08.816967 application/epub+zip 214053 2025-07-13T07:43:04.302948 application/epub+zip 150228 2025-07-13T07:43:03.041030 application/epub+zip 384034 2025-07-13T07:43:11.917949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330857 2025-07-13T07:43:07.972944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237055 2022-09-14T16:42:00.471680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183671 2025-07-13T07:43:00.455025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183402 2021-01-06T13:37:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183410 2021-01-06T13:37:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20996 2025-07-13T07:43:12.046909 application/rdf+xml 13747 2025-07-13T07:43:03.560957 image/jpeg 3800 2025-07-13T07:43:03.298955 image/jpeg 69143 2021-01-06T13:37:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 131852 2021-01-06T13:37:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 69067 2021-01-06T13:37:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 202662 2025-07-13T07:43:01.343986 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia