Epidemics : the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases /

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"This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that significantly shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today--smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS--the book probes their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, H. (Howard), 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.
Colección:Ohio short histories of Africa.
Temas:
Epidemics > South Africa > History.
Diseases and history > South Africa.
Epidemics > history
HIV Infections > history
Smallpox > history
Plague > history
Influenza, Human > history
Poliomyelitis > history
Maladies et histoire > Afrique du Sud.
Épidémies > Afrique du Sud > Histoire.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
HISTORY > General.
Diseases and history
Epidemics
South Africa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Smallpox, 1713-1893: 'There are no people left, only stones'
  • Plague, 1901-1907: 'The dreaded disorder'
  • Spanish flu, 1918-1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race'
  • Poliomyelitis, 1918-1963: 'The middle-class plague'
  • HIV/AIDS, 1982- : 'A catastrophe in slow motion'
  • Conclusion.

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