Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History 1st edition – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9780323989251,032398925X, 9780323989268, 0323989268

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎0323989268
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780323989268
• Author: Ian R Tizard, Jeffrey MB Musser

Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History presents medical history as it pertains to the major infectious diseases of North America. The book is designed to provide an interesting and engaging introduction to microbiology, immunology and epidemiology. With the advent of COVID-19, this book will serve as a reference on the history of previous epidemics. The book presents pandemics in an easy-to-read volume and provides concise chapters on the history of a disease, progression of understanding on the pathogen (agent of the disease), and their social ramifications through the history of North America.

Table contents:

1. Infectious Diseases and their Causes

2. Immunity and Recovery from Infectious Diseases

3. Diseases among the First Inhabitants

4. Tuberculosis – Another Ancient Disease

5. Syphilis and the Columbian Exchange

6. Malaria – 1492

7. Smallpox – 1519

8. Measles – 1537

9. Typhoid and Typhus – 1607

10. Yellow Fever – 1647

11. Cholera – 1832

12. Poliomyelitis – 1841

13. Disease and the Civil War

14. Plague and San Francisco – 1900

15. Influenza – 1918

16. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome – 1981

17. Panic and Neglect – 2000-2018

18. Another Respiratory Coronavirus; Covid-19 – 2020

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