Epidemics : the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases /
Phillips, Howard, 1949-
Epidemics : the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases / Howard Phillips. - Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012. - 168 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Ohio short histories of Africa . - Ohio short histories of Africa. .
"First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-165) and index.
Smallpox, 1713/1893: 'There are no people left, only stones' -- Plague, 1901/1907: 'The dreaded disorder' -- Spanish flu, 1918/1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race' -- Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: 'The middle-class plague' -- HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : 'A catastrophe in slow motion' -- Conclusion.
9780821420287 (paperback : alk. paper) 0821420283 (paperback : alk. paper) 9780821444429 (electronic) 0821444425 (electronic)
2012027271
Epidemics--History.--South Africa
Diseases and history--South Africa.
RA650.8.S6 / P49 2012
614.4/968
Epidemics : the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases / Howard Phillips. - Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012. - 168 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Ohio short histories of Africa . - Ohio short histories of Africa. .
"First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-165) and index.
Smallpox, 1713/1893: 'There are no people left, only stones' -- Plague, 1901/1907: 'The dreaded disorder' -- Spanish flu, 1918/1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race' -- Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: 'The middle-class plague' -- HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : 'A catastrophe in slow motion' -- Conclusion.
9780821420287 (paperback : alk. paper) 0821420283 (paperback : alk. paper) 9780821444429 (electronic) 0821444425 (electronic)
2012027271
Epidemics--History.--South Africa
Diseases and history--South Africa.
RA650.8.S6 / P49 2012
614.4/968