- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
1 “Violent Fatigues,” Bad Lips, and Unwell Hands -
2 The Beagle Illnesses -
3 Hard Work, Occasional Unwellness, Discovering the Theory of Natural Selection, and Marriage -
4 Malaise, Vomiting, and the Beginning of “Extreme Spasmodic Daily & Nightly Flatulence” -
5. Moving to Down and Developing a “Profoundly Tranquil” Routine of Work, Rest, and Walks Around the Sandwalk -
6 Treatments from Father, Father's Death, Prolonged Vomiting, and Treatments from Dr. Gully with Hydropathy at Malvern -
7 Self-Observation and Doing Dr. Gully's Treatment at Down and Then Self-Observation and Treating Himself -
8 Working “Too Hard” on Natural Selection and Treatments at Moor Park -
9 “Dreadfully Up-hill Work” on the Origin of Species and Treatments at Moor Park and Ilkley -
10 Illness and “Anxious Looking Forward” -
11 Prolonged Vomiting and Treatments from Doctors Ayerst, Gully, Brinton, and Jenner -
12 Prolonged Vomiting and Treatments from Doctors Jenner, Chapman, and Bence Jones -
13 Improved Health and Living in a “Perpetually Half Knocked-Up Condition” -
14 The Final Illnes -
15 Darwin's Use of Snuff and Alcohol -
16 Theories of Darwin's Doctors, and of Darwin -
17 Several Different Theories -
18 Theories of Keith and Alvarez, and a Comparison of Darwin's Illness with the Illnesses of His Relatives and Children -
19 Psychoanalytic Theories -
20 The Possibility of Chagas' Disease -
21 Medical Theories -
22 The Possibility of Toxicity from Arsenic, and from Other Medicines -
23 The Possibility of Illness from Pigeon Allergens -
24 Two Psychosomatic Theories -
25 Psychiatric Theories of Bowlby, and of Barloon and Noyes -
26 The Theory of Dysfunction of the Immune System -
27 The Possibility of Adrenal Disease -
28 The Possibility of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -
29 A Dermatological Diagnosis -
30 The Possibility of Systemic Lactose Intolerance -
31 The Possibility of Crohn's Disease - Summary
- Appendix Darwin's Diary of Health
- Bibliography
- Index
The Possibility of Illness from Pigeon Allergens
The Possibility of Illness from Pigeon Allergens
- Chapter:
- (p.155) 23 The Possibility of Illness from Pigeon Allergens
- Source:
- Darwin's Illness
- Author(s):
Ralph Colp Jr. M.D.
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
In a footnote in Darwin on Man, it was suggested that Charles Darwin may have become ill because of “a severe allergy, possibly to pigeons, with which Darwin associated much”. However, there is no evidence that he was allergic to pigeons. Every day, from 1856 through 1858, he would go to the aviary and closely examine the pigeons. Yet his illness was subacute and did not become especially severe. He does not seem to have been exposed to pigeons during the very severe exacerbations of his illness (1839–42, 1848–49, 1863–64, and 1865). In addition, the main symptoms of his illness were not similar to the symptoms of pigeon allergy.
Keywords: Charles Darwin, pigeons, allergens, allergy, aviary, illness
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
1 “Violent Fatigues,” Bad Lips, and Unwell Hands -
2 The Beagle Illnesses -
3 Hard Work, Occasional Unwellness, Discovering the Theory of Natural Selection, and Marriage -
4 Malaise, Vomiting, and the Beginning of “Extreme Spasmodic Daily & Nightly Flatulence” -
5. Moving to Down and Developing a “Profoundly Tranquil” Routine of Work, Rest, and Walks Around the Sandwalk -
6 Treatments from Father, Father's Death, Prolonged Vomiting, and Treatments from Dr. Gully with Hydropathy at Malvern -
7 Self-Observation and Doing Dr. Gully's Treatment at Down and Then Self-Observation and Treating Himself -
8 Working “Too Hard” on Natural Selection and Treatments at Moor Park -
9 “Dreadfully Up-hill Work” on the Origin of Species and Treatments at Moor Park and Ilkley -
10 Illness and “Anxious Looking Forward” -
11 Prolonged Vomiting and Treatments from Doctors Ayerst, Gully, Brinton, and Jenner -
12 Prolonged Vomiting and Treatments from Doctors Jenner, Chapman, and Bence Jones -
13 Improved Health and Living in a “Perpetually Half Knocked-Up Condition” -
14 The Final Illnes -
15 Darwin's Use of Snuff and Alcohol -
16 Theories of Darwin's Doctors, and of Darwin -
17 Several Different Theories -
18 Theories of Keith and Alvarez, and a Comparison of Darwin's Illness with the Illnesses of His Relatives and Children -
19 Psychoanalytic Theories -
20 The Possibility of Chagas' Disease -
21 Medical Theories -
22 The Possibility of Toxicity from Arsenic, and from Other Medicines -
23 The Possibility of Illness from Pigeon Allergens -
24 Two Psychosomatic Theories -
25 Psychiatric Theories of Bowlby, and of Barloon and Noyes -
26 The Theory of Dysfunction of the Immune System -
27 The Possibility of Adrenal Disease -
28 The Possibility of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -
29 A Dermatological Diagnosis -
30 The Possibility of Systemic Lactose Intolerance -
31 The Possibility of Crohn's Disease - Summary
- Appendix Darwin's Diary of Health
- Bibliography
- Index