A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield
Letters by notable writers from the past century can provide valuable information on the times in which they lived. In this article, attention is drawn to the lessons learned from three famous writers who died of tuberculosis: Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield. The characteristics...
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| description | Letters by notable writers from the past century can provide valuable information on the times in which they lived. In this article, attention is drawn to the lessons learned from three famous writers who died of tuberculosis: Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield. The characteristics of the course of the disease in the pre-antibiotic era and the importance of addressing mental health in the management of tuberculosis are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f92efdd3291942c893730b141ce123a52022-12-21T19:01:17ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112017-03-0156C28328510.1016/j.ijid.2016.12.012A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine MansfieldCristina Vilaplana0Experimental Tuberculosis Unit (UTE), Fundació Institut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Edifici Laboratoris de Recerca, Can Ruti Campus, Crtra, de Can Ruti, Camí de les Escoles, s/n, 08916, Badalona, Catalonia, SpainLetters by notable writers from the past century can provide valuable information on the times in which they lived. In this article, attention is drawn to the lessons learned from three famous writers who died of tuberculosis: Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield. The characteristics of the course of the disease in the pre-antibiotic era and the importance of addressing mental health in the management of tuberculosis are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216316551TuberculosisLiteratureKafkaMansfieldChekhovMental health |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Vilaplana A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield International Journal of Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis Literature Kafka Mansfield Chekhov Mental health |
| title | A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield |
| title_full | A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield |
| title_fullStr | A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield |
| title_full_unstemmed | A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield |
| title_short | A literary approach to tuberculosis: lessons learned from Anton Chekhov, Franz Kafka, and Katherine Mansfield |
| title_sort | literary approach to tuberculosis lessons learned from anton chekhov franz kafka and katherine mansfield |
| topic | Tuberculosis Literature Kafka Mansfield Chekhov Mental health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216316551 |
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