The end of plagues : the global battle against infectious disease / John Rhodes.
The end of plagues : the global battle against infectious disease / John Rhodes.
The end of plagues : the global battle against infectious disease / John Rhodes.
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Date
2013.
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G 2013/4710
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English
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Physical content
xii, 235 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
The power of the invisible -- Circassian beauties and pioneering women -- The making of Jenner -- Why not try the experiment? -- The fourth achievement -- The foundling voyages -- The teeming humanity of nations -- A great and loud commotion -- Completing the picture -- Germ theory and the birth of...
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition
1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
"At the turn of the twentieth century, smallpox claimed the lives of two million people per year. By 1979, the disease had been eradicated and victory was declared across the globe. Yet the story of smallpox remains the exception, as today a host of deadly contagions, from polio to AIDS, continue to threaten human health around the world. Spanning...
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The end of plagues : the global battle against infectious disease / John Rhodes.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-226) and index.
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G 2013/4710
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74VK6NLPx20d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6NLPx20d
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ISBN
1137278528 (hbk.)
9781137278524 (hbk.)
DDC
362.19691
MMS ID
991020967579702626
