02813nam 2200721Ia 450 991096780540332120200520144314.0979-88-8184-990-01-282-92268-897866129226881-4422-0796-5(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(Au-PeEL)EBL662297(CaPaEBR)ebr10437312(CaONFJC)MIL292268(PPN)244419655(MiAaPQ)EBC662297(EXLCZ)99267000000006726020100720d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPlagues in world history /John Aberth1st ed.Lanham, 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 diseasesHistoryEpidemicsHistory.Communicable diseasesHistory.614.490944.11bclAberth John1963-882776MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967805403321Plagues in world history4453424UNINA