Harold Lambert
Encyclopedia
Harold Lambert is a British medical doctor known for his work dealing with infectious disease
s. He helped in the development of pyrazinamide
as a treatment for tuberculosis
and also did some of the earliest research into mescaline
.
Infectious disease
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
s. He helped in the development of pyrazinamide
Pyrazinamide
Pyrazinamide is a drug used to treat tuberculosis. The drug is largely bacteriostatic, but can be bacteriocidal on actively replicating tuberculosis bacteria.-Abbreviations:...
as a treatment for tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and also did some of the earliest research into mescaline
Mescaline
Mescaline or 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a naturally occurring psychedelic alkaloid of the phenethylamine class used mainly as an entheogen....
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External links
- Harold Lambert telling his life story at Web of Stories