Book contents
- Palaeopathology
- Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
- Palaeopathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and Concepts
- Part II Pathology
- 5 Joint Diseases 1
- 6 Joint Diseases 2
- 7 Spinal Pathology
- 8 Infectious Diseases
- 9 Metabolic Diseases
- 10 Trauma
- 11 Neoplastic Diseases
- 12 Disorders of Growth and Development
- 13 Special Pathology
- 14 Dental Disease
- Part III Analysis
- Index
8 - Infectious Diseases
from Part II - Pathology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2020
- Palaeopathology
- Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
- Palaeopathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and Concepts
- Part II Pathology
- 5 Joint Diseases 1
- 6 Joint Diseases 2
- 7 Spinal Pathology
- 8 Infectious Diseases
- 9 Metabolic Diseases
- 10 Trauma
- 11 Neoplastic Diseases
- 12 Disorders of Growth and Development
- 13 Special Pathology
- 14 Dental Disease
- Part III Analysis
- Index
Summary
The main part of this chapter is given over to a consideration of the four major bacterial diseases of bone: osteomyelitis, tuberculosis, syphilis and leprosy. A brief account is also given of some viral and parasitic diseases
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- Palaeopathology , pp. 147 - 187Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020