Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence
From Ancient Times to the Present
Seiten
2007
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3rd Revised edition
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-6935-4 (ISBN)
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-6935-4 (ISBN)
Traces the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to SARS and avian flu scares.
Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to recent SARS and avian flu scares, ""Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Third Edition"" is a comprehensive A-Z reference offering international coverage of this timely and fascinating subject.This updated 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, whom it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. Black-and-white photographs have been added throughout.
Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to recent SARS and avian flu scares, ""Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Third Edition"" is a comprehensive A-Z reference offering international coverage of this timely and fascinating subject.This updated 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, whom it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. Black-and-white photographs have been added throughout.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.12.2007 |
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Co-Autor | Mary-Louise Scully |
Zusatzinfo | black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, index, bibliography, cross-references, chronology |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Gewicht | 1498 g |
Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8160-6935-2 / 0816069352 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8160-6935-4 / 9780816069354 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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