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Epidemics : the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases / Howard Phillips.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Ohio short histories of AfricaPublication details: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.Description: 168 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780821420287 (paperback : alk. paper)
  • 0821420283 (paperback : alk. paper)
  • 9780821444429 (electronic)
  • 0821444425 (electronic)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 614.4/968 23
LOC classification:
  • RA650.8.S6 P49 2012
Contents:
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.
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"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.

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