Dropsy Courting Consumption is a photograph by Jean-loup Charmet/science Photo Library which was uploaded on October 2nd, 2018.
Dropsy Courting Consumption
Dropsy courting consumption. Early 19th century illustration of characters representing the diseases consumption (left) and dropsy. During this... more
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Dropsy Courting Consumption
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Jean-loup Charmet/science Photo Library
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Dropsy courting consumption. Early 19th century illustration of characters representing the diseases consumption (left) and dropsy. During this period, the term consumption was applied to wasting diseases, especially pulmonary tuberculosis (lung TB). Dropsy referred to conditions causing accumulation of fluid (oedema), such as congestive heart failure.
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October 2nd, 2018
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