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Title :
The pandemic century : one hundred years of panic, hysteria, and hubris / Mark Honigsbaum.
Title:
The pandemic century :
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780393254754
Production / Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
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.
Bibliography note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-419) and index.
Language:
English
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