LEADER 03828nam 22007452 450 001 9910455345903321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-12268-6 010 $a0-511-32546-0 010 $a0-511-04759-2 010 $a9786610430390 010 $a0-511-54252-6 010 $a0-521-80150-8 010 $a0-511-15651-0 010 $a1-280-43039-7 010 $a0-511-17583-3 035 $a(CKB)111056485621436 035 $a(EBL)201439 035 $a(OCoLC)475914964 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112074 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141203 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112074 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10081237 035 $a(PQKB)11011028 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511542527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201439 035 $a(PPN)183062787 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201439 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10005060 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL43039 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485621436 100 $a20090505d2001|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBiology of plagues $eevidence from historical populations /$fSusan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 420 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-01776-9 311 $a0-511-01599-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 396-409) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Epidemiological concepts -- The biology of bubonic plague -- The Great Pestilence -- Case study : the plague at Penrith in 1597-98 -- Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England -- Plagues in the 16th century in northern England : a metapopulation study -- Plagues in London in the 17th century -- Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century -- Plague at Eyam in 1665-66 : a case study -- Continental Europe during the third age of plagues : a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics -- The plague at Marseilles, 1720-22 : an outbreak of bubonic plague? -- Conclusions. 330 $aThe threat of unstoppable plagues, such as AIDS and Ebola, is always with us. In Europe, the most devastating plagues were those from the Black Death pandemic in the 1300s to the Great Plague of London in 1665. For the last 100 years, it has been accepted that Yersinia pestis, the infective agent of bubonic plague, was responsible for these epidemics. This book combines modern concepts of epidemiology and molecular biology with computer-modelling. Applying these to the analysis of historical epidemics, the authors show that they were not, in fact, outbreaks of bubonic plague. Biology of Plagues offers a completely new interdisciplinary interpretation of the plagues of Europe and establishes them within a geographical, historical and demographic framework. This fascinating detective work will be of interest to readers in the social and biological sciences, and lessons learnt will underline the implications of historical plagues for modern-day epidemiology. 606 $aEpidemics 606 $aEpidemics$zEurope$xHistory$y16th century 606 $aEpidemics$zEurope$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aBlack Death$zEurope 606 $aPlague 615 0$aEpidemics. 615 0$aEpidemics$xHistory 615 0$aEpidemics$xHistory 615 0$aBlack Death 615 0$aPlague. 676 $a614.4/94 700 $aScott$b Susan$f1953-$0942320 702 $aDuncan$b C. J$g(Christopher John), 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455345903321 996 $aBiology of plagues$92489439 997 $aUNINA