The history of the world in 100 pandemics, plagues and epidemics : from prehistory to COVID-19 /
by Chrystal, Paul.
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BookPublisher: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2021Description: xiv, 398 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781399005425 (hbk.) :; 1399005421 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 614.49 CHRSubject(s): Epidemics -- History | Health and Fitness | Health and Wellbeing | Epidemiology & medical statistics | Clinical & internal medicine | Diseases & disordersSummary: This revelatory book charts and explains the impact and consequences of successive pandemics, plagues and epidemics on the course of world history - all through the lens of today's ongoing global experience of COVID-19. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, it first defines what constitutes a pandemic or epidemic then looks at 20 guilty diseases: including cholera, influenza, bubonic plague, leprosy, measles, smallpox, malaria, AIDS, MERS, SARS, Zika, Ebola and, of course, COVID-19.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 614.49 CHR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003099863X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 614.49 CHR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003098625X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This revelatory book charts and explains the impact and consequences of successive pandemics, plagues and epidemics on the course of world history - all through the lens of today's ongoing global experience of COVID-19. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, it first defines what constitutes a pandemic or epidemic then looks at 20 guilty diseases: including cholera, influenza, bubonic plague, leprosy, measles, smallpox, malaria, AIDS, MERS, SARS, Zika, Ebola and, of course, COVID-19.
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