American Plagues
Subtitle: Lessons From Our Battles With Disease
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Published: September 14, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780071437905
First sentence: It was well after ten o'clock and the mid-September evening in 1793 was turning unusually cool.
Description: "This book conveys readers through many of the most important epidemics in U.S. history. Stephen Gehibach unveils terrifying scenanios in which unknown diseases raged across the countryside, claiming lives as they went. Their names - yellow fever, smallpox, polio - evoke fear even today. This collection of narratives also introduces well-known characters who played pivotal and often controversial roles in the outbreaks and who were first to identify and begin the conquest of these dreaded plagues." "A fascinating account for the general reader as well as for public health, medical, nursing, and allied health students, American Plagues teaches important public health concepts."--Jacket.