Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence
From Ancient Times to the Present
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2001
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2nd Revised edition
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-4263-0 (ISBN)
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This volume provides descriptions of 700 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance.
Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of eleventh century B.C. to the recent "Mad Cow" disease scare, the Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Revised Edition remains the only single-volume, A-to-Z reference offering comprehensive international coverage of the subject. This volume provides concise descriptions of more than 700 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each detailed entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it, affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. New features include a foreword written by an expert on infectious diseases, and updated indexes and appendixes, including a new appendix listing the entries alphabetically by disease.
Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of eleventh century B.C. to the recent "Mad Cow" disease scare, the Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Revised Edition remains the only single-volume, A-to-Z reference offering comprehensive international coverage of the subject. This volume provides concise descriptions of more than 700 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each detailed entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it, affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. New features include a foreword written by an expert on infectious diseases, and updated indexes and appendixes, including a new appendix listing the entries alphabetically by disease.
George Childs Kohn has written and edited numerous reference works, including Dictionary of Wars, The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal, and Dictionary of Historic Documents for Facts On File/Checkmark Books. He lives in Madison, CT.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.10.2001 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | references, further reading, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 1565 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8160-4263-2 / 0816042632 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8160-4263-0 / 9780816042630 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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