Disease : the extraordinary stories behind history's deadliest killers / Mary Dobson.

Author/creator Dobson, Mary J.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Quercus, 2007.
Description255 pages : colored illustrations, portrait ; 28 cm
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Subjects

Contents Bacterial diseases. Plague ; Leprosy ; Syphilis ; Typhus ; Cholera ; Typhoid ; Tuberculosis ; Puerperal fever ; Encephalitic lethargica -- Parasitic diseases. Malaria ; African trypanosomiasis ; Chagas' disease ; Lymphatic filariasis ; Schistosomiasis ; Hookworm ; Onchocerciasis -- Viral diseases. Smallpox ; Measles ; Yellow fever ; Dengue fever ; Rabies ; Polio ; Influenza ; Ebola ; AIDS ; SARS -- Lifestyle diseases. Scurvy ; Kuru & CJD ; Cancer ; Heart disease.
Abstract The compelling and sometimes frightening stories of 30 deadly diseases - and of humanity's efforts to combat them.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 253) and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- John Lehman, donor.
ISBN9781847240149
ISBN1847240143

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Laupus History Reading Room - Does not circulate WC 11.1 D635D 2007 ✔ Available