When plague strikes : the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS /
"Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have a...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York :
HarperCollins,
c1995.
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| Sumario: | "Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history the bubonic plague, smallpox, and AIDS chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications, and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanced as a result of the crises they have occasioned." --Descripción del editor. |
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| Descripción Física: | xii, 212 p. : il. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 197-204) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 0060258543 9780060258542 0060258640 9780060258641 |