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WHOM THE GODS LOVE DIE YOUNG: A Modern Medical Perspective
on Illness that Caused the Early Death of Famous People
This is a book about the history of medicine, specifically
how certain diseases have evolved over time with respect to their understanding, frequency, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome. It uses the life and death of well-known historical figures who died before 40 to
introduce a discussion of the diseases of which they died. Following a brief
biographical summary, the health, illness, and death of each subject is described, and this is followed with a modern analysis
of the disease, butressed by up-to-date statistics.
In the initial chapter, important concepts about vital
statistics, death rates, and causes of death are defined and discussed. Then
there follow ten chapters, one devoted to each subject and each disease.
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