Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World
Wiley · Print & ebook · August 21, 2007
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- Who it’s for
- A clear-eyed look at how twelve diseases reshaped Western traditions, institutions, and public health.
- Themes
- Disease and Western civilization, Epidemics and public health, Disease control
- Genres
- Medical History, Infectious Diseases, Public Health
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Covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals. - Chronicles the ways disease outbreaks shaped traditions and institutions of Western civilization. - Explains the effects, causes, and outcomes from past epidemics. - Describes a dozen diseases to show how disease control either was achieved or failed. - Makes clear the interrelationship between diseases and history. - Presents material in a compelling, clear, and jargon-free prose for a wide audience. - Provides a picture of the best practices for dealing with disease outbreaks.
Disease Meets History
A clear-eyed look at how twelve diseases reshaped Western traditions, institutions, and public health.
Come here for
- The long braid of epidemics, social upheaval, and Western history
Expect
- Jargon-free accounts of causes, consequences, and disease control
- A straightforward look at when disease control worked—and when it failed
Where it sits
| Medical History | 86% |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 40% |
| Infectious Diseases | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
- Cell Biology
- Authors
- Irwin W. Sherman
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- August 21, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Disease and Western civilization · Epidemics and public health · Disease control
- Reading lane
- Infectious Diseases