Dr. Marc Barton, Author at Past Medical History

The Terrible Tale of Typhoid Mary

May 31, 2018 | 0 |

Typhoid fever is a particularly nasty infection caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The...

Apr 17, 2018 | 0 |

George Washington is, without doubt, one of the world’s most famous historical figures. He served...

Feb 28, 2018 | 0 |

In 1517 the Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, arrived in Tenochtitlan, the capital of...

Jan 23, 2018 | 0 |

In August 1854, Soho in London was struck with a severe cholera outbreak. Cholera is a...

Dec 15, 2017 | 0 |

I sometimes take antibiotics for granted. As a doctor, I have prescribed thousands of courses of...

Nov 13, 2017 | 0 |

Germ warfare is defined as “the use of biological toxins or infectious agents with the intent to...