A history of infectious diseases and the microbial world
Lois N. Magner · 2009
על הספר
This book rovides a broad introductory overview of the history of major infectious diseases, including their impact on different populations, the recognition of specific causative agents, and the development of methods used to prevent, control, and treat them. By stressing the major themes in the history of disease, this book allows readers to relate modern concerns to historical materials. It places modern developments concerning infectious diseases within their historical context, illuminating the relationships between patterns of disease and social, cultural, political, and economic factors. Upon completing this volume, readers will be prepared to answer contemporary questions concerning the threat of newly-emerging infectious diseases, potentially devastating pandemics, and the threat of bioterrorism.
פרטי הספר
- שנה
- 2009
- שפה
- English
- סדרה
- Healing society--disease, medicine, and history
- הוצאה
- Praeger Publishers
- מהדורות
- 1
- עמודים
- 225
- ISBN
- 9780275995041
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