World epidemics : a cultural chronology of disease from prehistory to the era of Zika /
"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...
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
Publication Dates: | [2017] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Second edition. |
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Summary: |
"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"-- |
Item Description: | Revised edition of: World epidemics : a cultural chronology of disease from prehistory to the era of SARS. c2003. |
Carrier Form: | vii, 415 pages ; 26 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-365) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781476671246 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 1476671249 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781476631066 1476631069 |
Index Number: | RA649 |
CLC: | R51-09 |
Call Number: | R51-09/S673/2nd ed. |