The pandemic century one hundred years of panic, hysteria, and hubris
Chronicles the last century of scientific struggle against deadly contagious disease--from the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic to the recent SARS, Ebola and Zika epidemics--examining related epidemiological mysteries and the role of disease in exacerbating world conflicts
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
W. W. Norton & Company
2020
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| Edition: | First edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Chronicles the last century of scientific struggle against deadly contagious disease--from the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic to the recent SARS, Ebola and Zika epidemics--examining related epidemiological mysteries and the role of disease in exacerbating world conflicts |
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| Physical Description: | 450 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-419) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393541311 0393541312 |
The pandemic century a history of global contagion from the Spanish flu to Covid-19 
Pandemics