A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion
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A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion is an influential early 18th-century medical treatise by physician Richard Mead that analyzes the nature, causes, and prevention of plague and other contagious diseases.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion Context triple: [Richard Mead, notableWork, A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion]
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A Journal of the Plague Year
A Journal of the Plague Year is a historical novel by Daniel Defoe that vividly reconstructs life in London during the 1665 bubonic plague outbreak.
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De variolis et morbillis
De variolis et morbillis is a pioneering medieval medical treatise by Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and distinctions between smallpox and measles.
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Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation is a medical and public health treatise by Thomas Beddoes advocating for and analyzing the benefits of smallpox vaccination.
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Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin
The Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin was a 19th-century London charitable medical institution specializing in smallpox and dermatological care for the poor.
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Traité des fièvres palustres
Traité des fièvres palustres is a seminal medical treatise on malarial fevers by French physician Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, reflecting his pioneering work on the parasitic cause of malaria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion Target entity description: A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion is an influential early 18th-century medical treatise by physician Richard Mead that analyzes the nature, causes, and prevention of plague and other contagious diseases.
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A.
A Journal of the Plague Year
A Journal of the Plague Year is a historical novel by Daniel Defoe that vividly reconstructs life in London during the 1665 bubonic plague outbreak.
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B.
De variolis et morbillis
De variolis et morbillis is a pioneering medieval medical treatise by Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and distinctions between smallpox and measles.
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C.
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation is a medical and public health treatise by Thomas Beddoes advocating for and analyzing the benefits of smallpox vaccination.
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D.
Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin
The Free Hospital for the Treatment of Smallpox and other Diseases of the Skin was a 19th-century London charitable medical institution specializing in smallpox and dermatological care for the poor.
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E.
Traité des fièvres palustres
Traité des fièvres palustres is a seminal medical treatise on malarial fevers by French physician Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, reflecting his pioneering work on the parasitic cause of malaria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
medical treatise
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
management of pestilential fevers
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measures to prevent spread of infection ⓘ role of contagion in plague ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze nature of pestilential contagion
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provide guidance for preventing epidemics ⓘ |
| author |
Richard Mead
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linked to:
Dr. Richard Mead
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| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| field |
epidemiology
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medicine ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of plague
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control of infectious disease ⓘ nature of contagion ⓘ prevention of plague ⓘ |
| genre |
medical literature
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public health treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
18th-century public health policy
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plague control measures ⓘ quarantine practices ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Great Plague of London period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source for history of plague control
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influential early modern work on contagion theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated lay readers
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physicians ⓘ public authorities ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contagious diseases
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epidemics ⓘ pestilential contagion ⓘ plague ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of epidemiology
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history of medicine ⓘ plague literature ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | short discourse ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupationOfAuthor | physician ⓘ |
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Subject: A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion Description of subject: A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion is an influential early 18th-century medical treatise by physician Richard Mead that analyzes the nature, causes, and prevention of plague and other contagious diseases.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Dr. Richard Mead
Richard Mead
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notableWork
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A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to be used to prevent it
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subject linked to:
Dr. Richard Mead
linked to: A Short Discourse concerning Pestilential Contagion