Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence : from ancient times to the present / George Childs Kohn, editor.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Facts On File, 2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiv, 529 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

0816069352
9780816069354

DDC classification:

614.403 22

LOC classification:

RA649 .E53 2007

Review: "Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of the 11th century B.C. to the recent SARS and avian influenza scares, Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Third Edition is a single-volume, A-to-Z reference offering comprehensive international coverage of the fascinating subject of epidemic diseases." "This volume provides concise descriptions of more than 720 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each detailed entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance."

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Includes bibliographical references (p.491-509)

"Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of the 11th century B.C. to the recent SARS and avian influenza scares, Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Third Edition is a single-volume, A-to-Z reference offering comprehensive international coverage of the fascinating subject of epidemic diseases." "This volume provides concise descriptions of more than 720 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each detailed entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance."

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