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Great American diseases : their effects on the course of North American history / Ian R. Tizard, Jeffrey M.B. Musser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tizard, Ian R., author.
- Musser, Jeffrey M. B., 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epidemics--North America--History.
- Epidemics.
- Medicine--North America--History.
- Medicine.
- North America.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- Second edition
- Place of Publication:
- London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- "Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History, Second Edition covers significant disease epidemics that have shaped North American history, from the arrival of Smallpox with the first Europeans to the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes an introduction to the basic science of diseases, the history of vaccination in the Americas, and discussions on various diseases and their pathogens. The text concludes with a chapter on notable animal disease outbreaks. Delving deeper, the book provides engaging chapters on the societal impacts of epidemics and the evolution of medical responses"-- From ScienceDirect
- Contents:
- Introduction – How infectious diseases have shaped American history
- Infectious diseases and their causes
- Immunity and recovery from infectious diseases
- Modern American vaccines
- Diseases among the first inhabitants
- Syphilis and the Columbian exchange
- Tuberculosis—another ancient disease
- Malaria—1492
- Smallpox—1518
- Measles—1537
- Typhoid and typhus—1607
- Yellow fever—1647
- Cholera—1832
- Poliomyelitis—1841
- The Civil War—1861–1864
- Plague and San Francisco—1900
- Influenza—1918
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome—1981
- Zoonotic diseases: rabies as a link between human and veterinary medicine
- COVID-19—2020
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed August 13, 2025)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Tizard, Ian R. Great American diseases
- ISBN:
- 9780443314056
- 0443314055
- OCLC:
- 1521234298
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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