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Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World

Sherman, Irwin W. (Book - 2007)
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Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World


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Diseases have significantly shaped the course of the world's history. From the fourteenth-century plague to HIV/AIDS today, diseases have fundamentally altered the shape of society, politics, and culture. In a sweeping, thoughtful account, Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World considers the history

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Diseases have significantly shaped the course of the world's history. From the fourteenth-century plague to HIV/AIDS today, diseases have fundamentally altered the shape of society, politics, and culture. In a sweeping, thoughtful account, Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World considers the history of twelve important diseases: their impact, their consequences, their costs, and the lessons, learned. Examining porphyria, hemophilia, blight, tuberculosis, cholera, smallpox, bubonic plague, influenza, malaria, yellow fever, syphilis, and AIDS, this book not only covers the diseases' histories but also addresses public health responses and societal upheavals. Historical perspectives on these diseases will be indispensable for a better understanding of how we and our forbearers survived the onslaught of "plagues" and how we might avoid their devastating consequences in the future.

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Imprint: Washington, DC - ASM Press
Pages: 219
ISBN: 9781555814663, 1555814662
Call number: 614.409 S553t 2007
Language: English
Contents: The legacy of disease : porphyria and hemophilia
The Irish potato blight
Cholera
Smallpox : the speckled monster
Bubonic plague
Syphilis : the great pox
Tuberculosis : the people's plague
Malaria
Yellow fever : the saffron scourge
The great influenza
AIDS : the 21st century plague
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-205) and index
The legacy of disease : porphyria and hemophilia -- The Irish potato blight -- Cholera -- Smallpox : the speckled monster -- Bubonic plague -- Syphilis : the great pox -- Tuberculosis : the people's plague -- Malaria -- Yellow fever : the saffron scourge -- The great influenza -- AIDS : the 21st century plague
Statement of responsibility: Irwin W. Sherman
Characteristics: ix, 219 p. ;,23 cm
Author (Original Script): Sherman, Irwin W.
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