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
Autor principal: Phillips, H. (Howard), 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Epidemics.
Diseases and history.
HISTORY > General.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
Maladies et histoire > Afrique du Sud.
Poliomyelitis > history
Influenza, Human > history
Plague > history
Smallpox > history
HIV Infections > history
Epidemics > history
Diseases and history > South Africa.
Epidemics > South Africa > History.
South Africa.
South Africa
History.
Electronic books.
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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