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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.

Main Author: Honigsbaum, Mark (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Epidemics > History > 20th century.
Communicable diseases > History > 20th century.
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.
Physical Description: 450 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-419) and index.
ISBN: 9780393254754
0393254755
Author Notes: Mark Honigsbaum is a medical historian, journalist, and author of five books including The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris and The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria. He is currently a lecturer at City University of London.

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