Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence -

Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence

From Ancient Times to the Present

George C. Kohn (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
544 Seiten
2007 | 3rd Revised edition
Facts on File Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8160-6935-4 (ISBN)
105,95 inkl. MwSt
Traces the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to SARS and avian flu scares.
Tracing the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of 11th century BCE to recent SARS and avian flu scares, ""Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Third Edition"" is a comprehensive A-Z reference offering international coverage of this timely and fascinating subject.This updated volume provides concise descriptions of more than 700 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each detailed entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, whom it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. Black-and-white photographs have been added throughout.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.12.2007
Co-Autor Mary-Louise Scully
Zusatzinfo black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, index, bibliography, cross-references, chronology
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 1498 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lexikon / Chroniken
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
ISBN-10 0-8160-6935-2 / 0816069352
ISBN-13 978-0-8160-6935-4 / 9780816069354
Zustand Neuware
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