The pandemic century one hundred years of panic, hysteria, and hubris

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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Main Author: Honigsbaum, Mark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York W. W. Norton & Company 2020
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Epidemics > History > 20th century
Communicable diseases > History > 20th century
Online Access:Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
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