02789nam 2200697Ia 450 991046028030332120200520144314.01-282-92268-897866129226881-4422-0796-5(CKB)2670000000067260(EBL)662297(OCoLC)694787198(SSID)ssj0000425334(PQKBManifestationID)12130671(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425334(PQKBWorkID)10368233(PQKB)10650684(SSID)ssj0000777747(PQKBManifestationID)12298035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777747(PQKBWorkID)10755078(PQKB)10933975(MiAaPQ)EBC662297(PPN)244419655(Au-PeEL)EBL662297(CaPaEBR)ebr10437312(CaONFJC)MIL292268(EXLCZ)99267000000006726020100720d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPlagues in world history[electronic resource] /John AberthLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield20101 online resource (257 p.)Exploring world historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-7425-5706-5 0-7425-5705-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Plague; Chapter 2: Smallpox; Chapter 3: Tuberculosis; Chapter 4: Cholera; Chapter5: Influenza; Chapter 6: AIDS; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorPlagues in World History provides a concise, comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, and AIDS. John Aberth considers not only their varied impact but also the many ways in which people have been able to influence diseases simply through their cultural attitudes. Our ability to alter disease, even without modern medical treatments, is even more crucial lesson now that AIDS, swine flu, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and other seemingly incurable illnesses have raged worldwide. The author's comparaExploring world history.EpidemicsHistoryCommunicable diseasesHistoryElectronic books.EpidemicsHistory.Communicable diseasesHistory.614.4909Aberth John1963-882776MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460280303321Plagues in world history1972150UNINA