Epidemics - The Story of South Africa's Five Most Lethal Human Diseases

Informationen zum Autor Howard Phillips is a professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town, where he pioneered research in and the teaching of the social history of medicine and disease. He is the author or coauthor of numerous works, including "Black October": The Impact of the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918 on South Africa. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today - smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS, this book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences in both the short and long terms.

Product details

• Authors: H. Phillips, Howard Phillips, Phillips H.
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2012
• EAN: 9780821420287
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2028-7
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa; Ohio Short Histories of Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous