Typhus Syncopalis, sinking typhus, or the spotted-fever of New-England, as it appeared in the epidemic of 1823 in Middletown, Connecticut

by Thomas Miner, M. D.

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First edition

Middletown, Conn. : printed for the author, 1825. First edition, 8vo, pp. 48; removed from binding, title page toned, dampstain in corner, some aggressive trimming leading to loss of final testimonial signature on final leaf, internally very good and clean. Based on symptom comparisons ... typhus syncopalis was likely meningococcemia caused by Neisseria meningiitis. Leng, 2012 . American Imprints 21466; Cordasco 20-0416 identifying the author as 'Milner' ;

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