World Epidemics : A Cultural Chronology of Disease From Prehistory to the Era of Zika, 2d Ed.
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| Title: | World Epidemics : A Cultural Chronology of Disease From Prehistory to the Era of Zika, 2d Ed. |
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| Description: | In its expanded second edition, this chronology examines the effects of epidemic illness and death on human culture from 2700 bce to 2017. Entries summarize incidents of contagion across the globe, including symptoms, treatment, prevention and demographics, as well as biographical information on notable people who identified and battled disease. Entries feature citations from personal and public documents along with maps, charts comparing types of infection, and estimated populations affected by each epidemic. |
| Authors: | Mary Ellen Snodgrass |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Epidemics--History, Epidemics--Social aspects--History |
| Categories: | MEDICAL / General, HISTORY / General, SCIENCE / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | In its expanded second edition, this chronology examines the effects of epidemic illness and death on human culture from 2700 bce to 2017. Entries summarize incidents of contagion across the globe, including symptoms, treatment, prevention and demographics, as well as biographical information on notable people who identified and battled disease. Entries feature citations from personal and public documents along with maps, charts comparing types of infection, and estimated populations affected by each epidemic. |
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| ISBN: | 9781476671246 9781476631066 |
