The twelve
Subtitle: diseases that changed our world
By: Irwin W. Sherman.
Publisher: ASM Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781555814663
Subjects: Epidemics -- History; Diseases and history; Disease Outbreaks -- history; Communicable Disease Control -- history; Communicable Diseases -- history; History, Early Modern 1451-1600; History, Medieval; History, Modern 1601-; Socioeconomic Factors
Other titles: Diseases that changed our world
Description: 'The Twelve' addresses public health curiosity about diseases of public health concern, exploring the impact of infectious diseases on the shaping of Western civilization, while providing an optimistic view of future control of infectious disease outbreaks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The legacy of disease: porphyria and hemophilia; title: The Irish potato blight; title: Cholera; title: Smallpox: the speckled monster; title: Bubonic plague; title: Syphilis: the great pox; title: Tuberculosis: the peoples plague; title: Malaria; title: Yellow fever: the saffron scourge; title: The great influenza; title: AIDS: the 21st century plague.