War epidemics : an historical geography of infectious diseases in military conflict and civil strife, 1850-2000 /

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"War Epidemics examines the historical occurrence and geographical spread of infectious diseases in association with past wars. It addresses an intrinsically geographical question: how are the spatial dynamics of epidemics influenced by military operations and the directives of war? The term hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Smallman-Raynor, Matthew (Autor), Cliff, A. D. (Andrew David) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Colección:Oxford geographical and environmental studies.
Temas:
Communicable diseases > Transmission > History.
War > Medical aspects > History.
War.
Communicable Diseases > epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks > history
Armed Conflicts
Maladies infectieuses > Transmission > Histoire.
Guerre > Aspect médical > Histoire.
Guerre.
armed conflicts.
wars.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
MEDICAL > Epidemiology.
War
Communicable diseases > Transmission
War > Medical aspects
Infectieziekten.
Oorlogen.
Geografische aspecten.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. War and disease
  • 1. Wars and war epidemics
  • 2. Epidemics in early wars
  • pt. II. Temporal trends
  • 3. Mortality and morbidity in modern wars, I : civil populations
  • 4. Mortality and morbidity in modern wars, II : military populations
  • 5. Mortality and morbidity in modern wars, III : displaced populations
  • pt. III. A regional pattern of war epidemics
  • 6. Tracking epidemics
  • 7. Pan America : military mobilization and disease in the United States
  • 8. Europe : camp epidemics
  • 9. Asia and the Far East : emerging and re-emerging diseases
  • 10. Africa : soldiers, sexually transmitted diseases, and war
  • 11. Oceania : war epidemics in South Pacific Islands
  • 12. Further regional studies
  • pt. IV. Prospects
  • 13. War and disease : recent trends and future threats.

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