The pandemic century : one hundred years of panic, hysteria, and hubris / Mark Honigsbaum
By: Honigsbaum, Mark [author].
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, ©2019Edition: First edition.Description: 450 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780393254754; 0393254755.Subject(s): Epidemics -- History -- 20th century | Communicable diseases -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: Chronicles the last century of scientific struggle against deadly contagious disease--from the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic to the recent SARS, Ebola and Zika epidemics--examining related epidemiological mysteries and the role of disease in exacerbating world conflicts| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA649 .H66 2019 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000015907 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-419) and index
Chronicles the last century of scientific struggle against deadly contagious disease--from the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic to the recent SARS, Ebola and Zika epidemics--examining related epidemiological mysteries and the role of disease in exacerbating world conflicts