Taking cold : (the cause of half our diseases) its nature, causes, prevention, and cure; its frequency as a cause of other diseases, and the diseases of which it is the cause / by John W. Hayward.

  • Hayward, John W. (John William), 1828-
Date:
1866
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Credit: Taking cold : (the cause of half our diseases) its nature, causes, prevention, and cure; its frequency as a cause of other diseases, and the diseases of which it is the cause / by John W. Hayward. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Causes of Disease. The causes of di- sease are of two kinds, viz., predis- posing and exciting. The 'predisposing causes are those which induce a pre- disposition or susceptibility to disease, and are such as hereditary constitu- tion, general weakness, weakness of some particular organ, unhealthy states of the air, irregular and per- nicious habits, and so on. The exciting causes are those which excite the disease into activity, and are such as infection, fright, mental emotions, fatigue, im- proper diet, taking cold, and so on. Now, of all the causes of disease, the most important, the most general, and most prolific, is Taking Cold ; for taking cold is the cause of more numerous and more serious diseases than is any other single known cause; it alone is the cause of one-half the diseases that afflict our race.