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Spores Plagues And History
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Author : Chris Holmes
language : en
Publisher: Chris Holmes
Release Date : 2003
Spores Plagues And History written by Chris Holmes and has been published by Chris Holmes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Spores, Plagues and History follows the trail of anthrax from prebibical times to the present. A highly readable, authoritative perspective of the role infectious agents have played in world history.
Plagues Poxes
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Author : Dr. Alfred Jay Bollet, MD
language : en
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Release Date : 2004-06-01
Plagues Poxes written by Dr. Alfred Jay Bollet, MD and has been published by Demos Medical Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-01 with Medical categories.
Since publication of the initial version of Plagues & Poxes in 1987, which had the optimistic subtitle "The Rise and Fall of Epidemic Disease," the rise of new diseases such as AIDS and the deliberate modification and weaponization of diseases such as anthrax have changed the way we perceive infectious disease. With major modifications to deal with this new reality, the acclaimed author of Civil War Medicine: Challenges and Triumphs has updated and revised this series of essays about changing disease patterns in history and some of the key events and people involved in them. It deals with the history of major outbreaks of disease - both infectious diseases such as plague and smallpox and noninfectious diseases - and shows how they are in many cases caused inadvertently by human actions, including warfare, commercial travel, social adaptations, and dietary modifications. To these must now be added discussion of the intentional spreading of disease by acts of bioterrorism, and the history and knowledge of those diseases that are thought to be potential candidates for intentional spread by bioterrorists. Among the many topics discussed are: How the spread of smallpox and measles among previously unexposed populations in the Americas, the introduction of malaria and yellow fever from Africa via the importation of slaves into the Western hemisphere, and the importation of syphilis to Europe all are related to the modern interchange of diseases such as AIDS. How the ever-larger populations in the cities of Europe and North America gave rise to "crowd diseases" such as polio by permitting the existence of sufficient numbers of non-immune people in sufficient numbers to keep the diseases from dying out. How the domestication of animals allowed diseases of animals to affect humans, or perhaps become genetically modified to become epidemic human diseases. Why the concept of deficiency diseases was not understood before the early twentieth century; disease, after all, was the presence of something abnormal, how could it be due to the absence of something? In fact, the first epidemic disease in human history probably was iron deficiency anemia. How changes in the availability and nature of specific foods have affected the size of population groups and their health throughout history. The introduction of potatoes to Ireland and corn to Europe, and the relationship between the modern technique of rice milling and beriberi, all illustrate the fragile nutritional state that results when any single vegetable crop is the main source of food. Why biological warfare is not a new phenomenon. There have been attempts to intentionally cause epidemic disease almost since the dawn of recorded history, including the contamination of wells and other water sources of armies and civilian populations; of course, the spread of smallpox to Native Americans during the French and Indian War is known to every schoolchild. With our increased technology, it is not surprising that we now have to deal with problems such as weaponized spores of anthrax.
Plagues
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Author : Christopher Wills
language : en
Publisher: London : Flamingo
Release Date : 1997-01
Plagues written by Christopher Wills and has been published by London : Flamingo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01 with Communicable diseases categories.
Outbreak
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2005
Outbreak written by and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Black Death categories.
Explores how major medical events and plagues impacted society and forever changed the course of history, including a review of the black plague and its effects on the feudal system and yellow fever and its impact on the slave trade.
Plague S Progress
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Author : Arno Karlen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Plague S Progress written by Arno Karlen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Diseases categories.
Plague Pox And Pestilence
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Author : Kenneth F. Kiple
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Plague Pox And Pestilence written by Kenneth F. Kiple and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Communicable diseases categories.
Presents a collection of articles that examine the influence of disease on human history.
Fbi Law Enforcement Bulletin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Fbi Law Enforcement Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Crime categories.
Bacteria In Britain 1880 1939
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Author : Rosemary Wall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-06
Bacteria In Britain 1880 1939 written by Rosemary Wall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with History categories.
Focusing on the years between the identification of bacteria and the production of antibiotic medicine, Wall presents a study into how bacteriology has affected both clinical practice and public knowledge.
Plagues And Peoples
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Author : William Hardy McNeil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Plagues And Peoples written by William Hardy McNeil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with categories.
Plagues
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Author : Christopher Wills
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-04-01
Plagues written by Christopher Wills and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-04-01 with categories.
This book goes beyond the recent terrifying new stories about outbreaks of disease in Rwanda, India & Kenya to ask the simple, fascinating question: Why are there plagues? Through the use of compelling stories & anecdotes, the author describes in vivid terms the story of such scourges as the plague of Justinian, the Black Death, malaria, typhoid, cholera, syphilis & AIDS. He reveals how the work of scientists using new molecular techniques has shown that plague organisms can only overcome our defenses by dropping their own guards & becoming more vulnerable in the process. He shows that we can conquer plagues. Illustrated.