Title: When Germs Travel
First published: May 11, 2004
Description: A physician and medical historian provides an analysis of six major epidemics that have devastated America since 1900--including such threats as tuberculosis, typhus, and AIDS--looking at the nation's response to the pathogens; explaining why globalization, social upheaval, and international trade leave us vulnerable; and calling for a globally funded public health program.
Subjects: Epidemics, Communicable diseases, History, Disease Outbreaks, Emigration and Immigration, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Epidemiology
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century
LC classification: RC111 .M226 2005