A groundbreaking work on the spread of typhoid fever, this book details the scientific findings and practical applications of William Budd's research on the disease. Written in plain language, this book is accessible to anyone interested in public health and epidemiology. Budd's work shaped our understanding of contagion and laid the foundation for modern sanitation practices. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.