Great American Diseases : Their Effects on the Course of North American History （2ND）

Tizard, Ian R./ Musser, Jeffrey M.B.

Academic Press Inc（2025/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 406 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780443314049
• DDC分類 614.497

Full Description

Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History, Second Edition covers significant disease epidemics that have shaped North American history, from the arrival of Smallpox with the first Europeans to the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes an introduction to the basic science of diseases, the history of vaccination in the Americas, and discussions on various diseases and their pathogens. The text concludes with a chapter on notable animal disease outbreaks. Delving deeper, the book provides engaging chapters on the societal impacts of epidemics and the evolution of medical responses.

It presents a fascinating intersection of microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology enriched with contemporary outbreak examples and educational resources for biomedical students.

Contents

1. Infectious diseases and their causes
2. Immunity and recovery from infectious diseases
3. A history of vaccination in the americas
4. Diseases among the first inhabitants
5. Syphilis and the columbian exchange
6. Tuberculosis - another ancient disease
7. Malaria - 1492
8. Smallpox 1517
9. Measles - 1537
10. Typhoid and typhus - 1607
11. Yellow fever - 1647
12. Cholera - 1832
13. Poliomyelitis - 1841
14. The civil war -1861-1864
15. Plague and san francisco - 1900
16. Influenza - 1918
17. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome - 1981
18. Panic and neglect -2000- 2018
19. Covid-19 - 2020
20. Notable animal disease outbreaks