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Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Fourth Edition

Name: Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Fourth Edition
Author: George Childs Kohn, William Burns

From Ancient Times to the Present

George Childs Kohn,

William Burns,

1,590 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Fourth Edition

From Ancient Times to the Present

George Childs Kohn,

William Burns,

About this book

Praise for the previous edition:

"...the entries provide vivid historical detail...No other work approaches this topic in such a brief, encyclopedic manner...a useful addition to any academic reference collection..."- Choice "...a useful resource for high school and public libraries..."- Booklist "...does an excellent job...a conscious effort to put a human perspective on pestilence...Given the climate of the times and the concerns about bioterrorism, this title would be useful for a variety of subject areas. Recommended."- The Book Report

Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to the COVID-19 pandemic, Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference offering international coverage of this timely and fascinating subject. This updated volume provides concise descriptions of more than 740 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. Full-color and black-and-white photographs, maps, appendixes, a bibliography, and a chronology are also included.

New and updated coverage includes:

Cholera
Cocoliztli
COVID-19
Ebola
H1N1
Hepatitis A
HIV/AIDS
Legionnaires' Disease
Malaria
MERS
Rift Valley fever
Typhoid
Yellow Fever
Zika

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