Epidemic disease has decimated populations and caused great suffering all over the world - and continues to do so, despite the availability of advanced medical treatments. While once life-threatening diseases such as polio, smallpox, and cholera have been virtually eliminated, other epidemics have taken their place, posing an equal, if not greater, threat. This encyclopedia traces the roles that diseases have played throughout world history and offers information on more than 700 epidemics and their effects on civilization.
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Epidemic disease has decimated populations and caused great suffering all over the world - and continues to do so, despite the availability of advanced medical treatments. While once life-threatening diseases such as polio, smallpox, and cholera have been virtually eliminated, other epidemics have taken their place, posing an equal, if not greater, threat. This encyclopedia traces the roles that diseases have played throughout world history and offers information on more than 700 epidemics and their effects on civilization.
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New. Traces the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to SARS and avian flu scares. Editor(s): Kohn, George C. Num Pages: 544 pages, black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, index, bibliography, cross-references, c. BIC Classification: GBC; MBNS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 283 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1442. 2007. 3rd ed. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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