Moniker: The Histories and Mysteries of Names
Moniker: The Histories and Mysteries of Names
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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