Title: Epidemic Disease and Human Understanding
Description: "The book is primarily concerned with the human experience of epidemic disease and the various ways this experience has been conceptualized and communicated. In surveying human responses to endemic disease, the book draws connections between three sub-genres of epidemiological writing: the encyclopedia, the intellectual history, and the biographical collection"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Epidemics, Epidemiology, History, Disease Outbreaks, Attitude to Health