World epidemics : a cultural chronology of disease from prehistory to the era of Zika / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.
By: Snodgrass, Mary Ellen [author.].
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Second edition.Description: vii, 415 pages ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781476671246 (softcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Epidemics -- History | Epidemics -- Social aspects -- HistoryGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "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"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA649 .S65 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000012175 |
Revised edition of: World epidemics : a cultural chronology of disease from prehistory to the era of SARS. c2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-265) and index.
"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"--