| Description | Freke writes that the 'remote cause' of cholera is considered to be connected with 'an abnormal condition of terrestrial electricity', while the 'proximate cause' is 'a suspension of the function of the ganglionic system of nerves'. He believes that these two causes must be connected, and puts forth his theories in an 'accompanying volume' [not included with letter].
Subject: Medicine / Virology / Pathology
Written by Freke at 28 Holles Street, Dublin.
A version of this letter was published by Freke in the correspondence pages of The Lancet: Freke, Henry. 'Pathology of Cholera.' The Lancet, volume 53, number 1347 (1849), p. 679. |