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Twelve Diseases that Changed Our World

ISBN: 978-1-683-67353-8

August 2007

ASM Press

240 pages

Description

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.
About the Author
Irwin W. Sherman, The Scripps Research Institute, USA.
Features
· 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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