How Scurvy and Leprosy Got Silly Names
Medical names are weird. Like who decided that it all had to be in Latin? We'll look at two medical terms that are a lot more serious than their silly-sounding names imply.
Our journey will take us from ancient Egypt, to the caravans of the Crusades, to modern medical innovation.
Watch out for pirates!
Articles:
https://cambridgelibrarycollection.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/a-treatise-on-the-scurvy/
https://zenharbourside.co.uk/the-west-country-accents-and-dialects/
https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/8852139/Mayberry.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567249/
https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/10406/scurvy
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-c/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2239329/
http://textusreceptusbibles.com/Coverdale
Books:
Brown, B. S. R. R. (2021). Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Miracle of the Age of Sail by Stephen R. Brown (2003–10-04). Thomas Allen & Son.
Leung, A. K. C., & Liang, Q. (2009). Leprosy in China. Amsterdam University Press.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Health Legislation & United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Health Legislation. (1949). National Leprosy Act. U.S. Government Printing Office.
Websites:
www.britannica.com
www.etymologyonline.com
www.cdc.gov
www.nih.gov
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