An Essay on Contagious Diseases more particularly on the small-pox, measles, putrid, malignant, and pestilential fevers

"An Essay on Contagious Diseases" by Clifton Wintringham, is a scientific exploration of illnesses prevalent in the 1700s, like smallpox and measles. The book looks into how these contagious diseases start and how they impact people's bodies, in a time of frequent outbreaks. This publication presents information about disease transmission, especially through air and body fluids. Temperature and humidity become elements that are considered as it investigates how diseases spread and change the body, discussing the signs and symptoms of specific illnesses. The author also considers the intensity of sickness and presence of infectious particles, and looks back at how common and dangerous diseases have been throughout time.