Quarantine! : East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892

Markel traces the course of the typhus and cholera epidemics that swept through New York City in 1892. The story is told from the point of view of those involved--the public health doctors who diagnosed and treated the victims, the newspaper reporters who covered the stories, and the government officials who established and enforced policy.

About the author

Howard Markel is an associate professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, and Director of the Historical Center for the Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School.

Product details

• Authors: Markel, Howard Markel
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 17.05.1999
• Subject: Non-fiction book
• EAN: 9780801861802
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-6180-2
• Age Recommendation: from age 22
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.8 x 1.6 cm