Epidemics The Story of South Africa's Five Most Lethal Human Diseases |
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| Author:
| Phillips, Howard |
| Series title: | Ohio Short Histories of Africa Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-4442-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today--smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS--the book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences.
This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today--smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS--the book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences.