Epidemics
Subtitle: the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases
By: Howard Phillips
Series: Ohio short histories of Africa; Ohio short histories of Africa
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780821420287; 9780821444429
Subjects: Epidemics; Diseases and history; History
Notes: "First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Smallpox, 1713/1893: 'There are no people left, only stones'; title: Plague, 1901/1907: 'The dreaded disorder'; title: Spanish flu, 1918/1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race'; title: Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: 'The middle-class plague'; title: HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : 'A catastrophe in slow motion'; title: Conclusion.