Irwin W. Sherman

Twelve Diseases that Changed Our World (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals. * Chronicles the ways disease outbreaks shaped traditions and institutions of Western civilization. * Explains the effects, causes, and outcomes from past epidemics. * Describes a dozen diseases to show how disease control either was achieved or failed. * Makes clear the interrelationship between diseases and history. * Presents material in a compelling, clear, and jargon-free prose for a wide audience. * Provides a picture of the best practices for dealing with disease outbreaks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781555816346
• Artikelnr.: 59981523

Autorenporträt

Irwin W. Sherman, The Scripps Research Institute, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Legacy of Disease: Porphyria and Hemophilia

2. The Irish Potato Blight

3. Cholera

4. Smallpox: the Speckled Monster

5. Bubonic Plague

6. Syphilis: the Great Pox

7. Tuberculosis: the People's Plague

8. Malaria

9. Yellow Fever: the Saffron Scourge

10. The Great Influenza

11. AIDS: the 21st Century Plague

Epilogue