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Twelve Diseases that Changed Our World
ISBN: 978-1-683-67353-8
August 2007
ASM Press
240 pages
Covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals.
· 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