HQ Army Medical Services, Camberley, UK
212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Clin Med (Lond). 2018 Oct;18(5):380-383. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-5-380.
Infectious disease has burdened European armies since the Crusades. Beginning in the 18th century, therefore, the British Army has instituted novel methods for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tropical diseases. Many of the diseases that are humanity's biggest killers were characterised by medical officers and the acceptance of germ theory heralded a golden era of discovery and development. Luminaries of tropical medicine including Bruce, Wright, Leishman and Ross firmly established the British Army's expertise in this area. These innovations led to the prevention of many deaths of both military personnel and civilians. British Army doctors were instrumental in establishing many of the teaching facilities that we now consider to be global leaders in tropical medicine. The impact of the Army in this field has certainly been significant in the past and its contribution continues to this day.
传染病自十字军东征以来一直困扰着欧洲军队。因此，从 18 世纪开始，英国陆军就采用了新颖的方法来诊断、预防和治疗热带疾病。许多导致人类死亡最多的疾病都被军医所描述，而对细菌理论的接受则预示着一个发现和发展的黄金时代的到来。热带医学的杰出人物包括布鲁斯、赖特、利什曼和罗斯，他们使英国陆军在这一领域的专业知识得到了确立。这些创新举措导致了许多军人和平民的死亡得以预防。英国陆军医生在建立许多我们现在认为是热带医学全球领先的教学机构方面发挥了重要作用。军队在这一领域的影响过去肯定是巨大的，其贡献至今仍在继续。
