Preparing for pandemics in the modern world / edited by Christing Crudo Blackburn.
Preparing for pandemics in the modern world / edited by Christing Crudo Blackburn.
Preparing for pandemics in the modern world / edited by Christing Crudo Blackburn.
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2020/5110
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction / Andrew S. Natsios -- Resilience is key: lessons from past public health disasters / John W. Hellerstedt, with Karin R. Hopkins and Jennifer A. Shuford -- Lessons of the 1918 influenza pandemic and why they matter even more today / Jonathan D. Quick -- The 1918 influenza pandemic: a st...
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2020]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
[2020]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The Black Death. Cholera. Spanish flu. Swine flu. HIV/AIDS. COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. Each of these pandemics has made (or, is making) a lasting impact on humanity. From the immediate mental image of the beaked masks worn in the Middle Ages (bubonic plague) and the birth of epidemiology (cholera) to recognizing the benefits of social distancing (1918 fl...
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Preparing for pandemics in the modern world / edited by Christing Crudo Blackburn.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/5110
Record Identifier
74VKaJ8jzL6d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaJ8jzL6d
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ISBN
1623499461
9781623499464
DDC
614.4
MMS ID
991024372715502626
