World Epidemics

A Cultural Chronology of Disease from Prehistory to the Era of Zika, 2d ed.

Mary Ellen Snodgrass (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

423 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7124-6 (ISBN)

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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. Entries feature citations from personal and public documents along with maps, charts comparing types of infection, and estimated populations affected by each epidemic.

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 40 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women’s and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletevi

Preface

Introduction

The Chronology

Glossary

Appendix A: Epidemic Diseases and Sources

Appendix B: Historic Writings on Disease

Appendix C: Timeline of Writings on Disease

Appendix D: Authors of Major Works on Disease

Selected Bibliography—General Resources

Bibliography—Resources by Disease

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.11.2017
Zusatzinfo	glossary, appendices, bibliographies, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	739 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4766-7124-9 / 1476671249
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7124-6 / 9781476671246
Zustand	Neuware