Author: Dr. Alfred Bollet MD
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Demos Health
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 188879979X
Plagues & Poxes
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. Medical books Plagues & Poxes.
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 Medical books Plagues & Poxes. Plagues & Poxes
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Plagues & Poxesauthor alfred jay bollet format paperback language english publication year 01 06 2004 subject medicine subject 2 clinical medicine professional plagues and poxes the impact of human history on epidemic disease by alfred jay bollet published by demos not quite what you re looking for see more books in incidence prevention of disease or medicine and health all free uk delivery on everything not even the right subject see books in arts design and entertainment business and commerce computing and ipayment | shipping rates | returns Plagues and Poxes: The Impact of Human History on Epidemic Disease Product Category :Books ISBN :188879979X Title :Plagues and Poxes: The Impact of Human History on Epidemic Disease EAN :9781888799798 Authors :MD Alfred Jay Bollet Binding :Paperback Publisher :Demos Health Publication Date :2004-06-30 Pages :256 Signed :False First Edition :False Dust Jacket :False List Price (MSRP) :29.95 Height :0.7100 inches Width :5.9800 inches Length :8.8200 inches WeigPlagues & PoxesMedical Book Plagues & Poxes
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.
