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Barcode30293101882384
LocationClark County
Call No616.9 Quin
TitlePlagues, pandemics and viruses : from the plague of Athens to COVID-19 / Heather E. Quinlan.
AuthorQuinlan, Heather. author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ3
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293101882384616.9 Quin1/13/2021 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781578597048 (paperback)
International Standard Book Number 1578597048
International Standard Book Number 9781578597369 (epub)
Personal Name Quinlan, Heather. author.
Title Statement Plagues, pandemics and viruses : from the plague of Athens to COVID-19 / Heather E. Quinlan.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Canton, MI : Visible Ink Press, 2020.
Physical Description xvii, 397 pages : black and white illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note The beginning of the end -- Early medicine -- The black death -- The plagues of London -- Plagues of Africa and the tropics -- Smallpox in the new world -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Addiction -- Do-or-die battles -- The 1918 flu -- Coronaviruses -- Living with pathogens.
Summary, Etc. "From the plague of Athens to the Covid-19 pandemic, Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses covers the history, causes, medical treatments, human responses, and aftermath of the world's biggest pandemics as well as several modern diseases of note and those that are making a comeback"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Communicable diseases.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Emerging infectious diseases.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Epidemics.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Pathogenic microorganisms.

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