Edition |
First edition. |
Physical Description |
396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. |
Summary |
Survey of the uses and abuses of quarantines, from the days of the Black Death to the lockdowns of Covid-19. Journalists Manaugh and Twilley meld a global view of a timely subject with detailed accounts of quarantines, whether of people or hazardous plants, animals, and chemicals such as nuclear waste. The authors show how--since the emergence of “lazarettos,” the quarantine hospitals of medieval Venice and other Adriatic ports--authorities have strived to contain dreaded hazards. Among many others, these have included the bubonic plague, yellow fever, tuberculosis, Ebola, and cholera"-- Adapted from Kirkus review. |
Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-377) and index. |
Subject |
Quarantine -- History.
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Epidemics -- History.
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COVID-19 (Disease) -- History.
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Alt Author |
Twilley, Nicola, 1978- author.
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