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Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World (ASM Books)
Current price:
$30.95
Publication Date: August 21st, 2007
Publisher:
ASM Press
ISBN:
9781555814663
Pages:
240
Description
Covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals.
- Chronicles the ways disease outbreaks shaped traditions and institutions of Western civilization.
- Explains the effects, causes, and outcomes from past epidemics.
- Describes a dozen diseases to show how disease control either was achieved or failed.
- Makes clear the interrelationship between diseases and history.
- Presents material in a compelling, clear, and jargon-free prose for a wide audience.
- Provides a picture of the best practices for dealing with disease outbreaks.
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