Medical History of the Expedition to the Niger During the Years 1841-2

This is a pioneering work of medical history, written by James Ormiston McWilliam, a Scottish physician who served on an ill-fated expedition to the Niger River in West Africa in the mid-nineteenth century. The book provides a detailed account of the medical challenges faced by the expedition, which was plagued by outbreaks of fever and disease, and offers insights into the early history of tropical medicine.
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