Epidemics, Pandemics, and Plagues
A Historical Reference Guide
Epidemics, Pandemics, and Plagues
A Historical Reference Guide
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Description
Epidemics, Pandemics, and Plagues: A Historical Reference Guide will explore the history of past epidemics and their effect on human populations and address the current era of coronaviruses. The book will explore effects of rampant diseases on human and animal populations and will address the socio-economic factors that often leave the underserved and minority populations at greater risk than the wealthier. The Guide's content will examine medical, social, political, economic, and philosophical aspects of pandemics, as well as transmission routes and disease vectors. Historians, clinicians, and health policy specialists debate questions such as: What is a plague vs. pandemic? Where does a pandemic begin? When does a pandemic end? How is communication about a disease or pandemic relayed to people? These are many of the questions we see in our current world as people struggle with COVID-19.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Endemics, Epidemics, Pandemics, and Plagues
Lisa Mix, Judy Stribling
Chapter 2 Diseases of Ancient Rome: Smallpox and the Bubonic Plague
Judy Stribling
Chapter 3 Unraveling the Black Death: A Multifaceted Examination of History, Science, and Social Impact
Judy Stribling
Chapter 4 Understanding Cholera: Exploring the Impact of a Global Disease
Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, Judy Stribling
Chapter 5 The Pandemic of 1889 to 1894: Was the Russian Influenza Neither?
Lisa Mix
Chapter 6 A Perfect Storm: A Historical Examination of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Judy Stribling
Chapter 7 Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Influenza Pandemics
Daniel Delmonico, Lisa Mix
Chapter 8 The History and Impact of Poliomyelitis: A Pivotal Journey Through Science, Medicine, and Society
Judy Stribling
Chapter 9 Unraveling the Silent Threat of Filoviruses: An Exploration of Marburg and Ebola Viruses
Judy Stribling
Chapter 10 The Emerging Coronavirus Crisis: Exploring the Socio-Economic and Political Implications of COVID-19
Kübra Zayin Gedik, Dr. Ahmet Gedik
Conclusion Stay Tuned
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
Product details
| Published | 01 Apr 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 496 |
| ISBN | 9781538184721 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 80 images |
| Dimensions | 254 x 178 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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