Project Gutenberg 2017-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 165 Mead, Richard 1673 1754 A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used…" by Richard Mead, M.D. is a scientific publication written in the early 18th century. The book addresses the nature of contagious diseases, particularly pestilence, and offers methods for prevention and management of outbreaks. Mead's discourse reflects the medical understanding and public health policies of a time when plagues posed significant threats to populations. In this work, Richard Mead discusses the origins and transmission of contagions, emphasizing the role of environmental factors such as air quality and hygiene in the spread of diseases like the plague. He describes the necessity of quarantines and other preventive measures to contain outbreaks, advocating for proactive health regulations to protect the population. Mead analyzes historical instances of plague, providing insights into the effectiveness of various practices and highlighting the need for a compassionate approach to those affected by such diseases, rather than punitive measures. Overall, the book serves as a guiding treatise on public health during a period marked by frequent outbreaks of contagious diseases. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Plague -- Early works to 1800 RC Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Health & Medicine 89229 2025-06-22T04:47:58.196635 text/html 63991 2024-10-23T02:10:37 text/html 256616 2025-06-22T04:48:01.455607 application/epub+zip 254708 2025-06-22T04:47:59.032640 application/epub+zip 95454 2025-06-22T04:47:58.577618 application/epub+zip 300826 2025-06-22T04:48:03.311620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264826 2025-06-22T04:48:01.069589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124075 2022-09-25T00:11:25.308258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67430 2025-06-22T04:47:57.853606 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47354 2024-10-23T02:10:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16193 2025-06-22T04:48:03.449586 application/rdf+xml 20281 2025-06-22T04:47:58.721631 image/jpeg 3204 2025-06-22T04:47:58.677603 image/jpeg 241434 2025-06-22T04:47:58.229608 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