American plagues: lessons from our battles with disease
Auteur :
Gehlbach, Stephen H.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781442256507
Date de publication :
14 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
590 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
American Plagues relates stories of epidemics of our past—smallpox, yellow fever, malaria, polio—offering lessons that help us better understand health problems of today like HIV/AIDS, heart disease and Ebola. Readers learn about these past plagues, those who helped conquer them, and how they shed light on health information of today.