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1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- Zoonosis and Pandemics -- Pandemics: The Price of Progress -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1: The First 1000 Years CE of Pandemics: Smallpox and Plague -- Introduction -- The Antonine Plague: Smallpox (165-190 CE) -- Description of the Disease -- Propagation of the Disease -- Perception of the Disease in the Roman Empire -- Fatality Rates -- Attempts for Treatments -- Justinian Plague (541-749 CE) -- The Origin and Propagation of the Pandemic -- The Pandemic and the Yersinia pestis Bacteria |
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The High Fatality Rate of the Justinian Plague -- Justinian Plague and Climate Change -- The Social and Cultural Impact of the Justinian Pest -- Justinian Plague and the Divine Punishment -- Japanese Smallpox Epidemic (733-737 CE) -- The Disease Outbreak and Propagation -- The Impact of the Japanese Smallpox on Society -- References -- 2: The Plagues Pandemics: 2000 Years of Recurrent Devastations: The Black Death -- Introduction -- The Disease and Bacteria Yersinia pestis -- The Plague Zoonosis -- The Clinical Characteristics of the Plague -- The Black Death (1346-1353) |
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The Initial Conditions: When Asia Meets Europe in Caffa -- The Tartar Horsemen and the Black Death -- The Biological Warfare Attack and the Consequences -- Escaping Hell: The Propagation Towards Europe Through the Mediterranean -- The Black Death Arrives in Italy: The Implementation of Quarantine -- The Black Death Strikes Stronger in the United Kingdom -- The Search for Cause and Remedies During the Black Death -- The Miasma Theory -- The Plague Doctors -- The Search for Redemption -- The Black Death and the Blame on Others -- The Aftermath of the Black Death -- The Third Plague Pandemic |
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The Plague in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: The Endemic Situation -- Global Distribution of Natural Plague Foci -- Treatment -- The Plague and the Antibiotic Resistance Problem -- References -- 3: Outbreaks in the New World: 1492-Mid-Nineteenth Century -- Introduction -- Features of Infectious Disease Outbreaks in the New World -- The Indigenous Populations of the New World Experienced Disease Outbreaks Before the Europeans Arrived -- There Was a Large Scale of Deaths Which Affected the Indigenous Populations of the New World -- There Were Many Diseases Introduced into the New World |
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There Were Multiple Sources of Disease Outbreaks -- There Were Multiple Outbreaks of the Same Disease -- The Native Populations Were Not Passive Victims of Disease -- There Was Transmission of Disease from the New World to Europe -- Disease Was Used as a Weapon in Conflicts in the New World -- The Colonial Administrations Used Variolation and Vaccination to Fight Smallpox -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Syphilis, Cholera, and Yellow Fever -- Syphilis: The Great Pretender -- General Considerations -- The Zoonotic Theory of Syphilis and the Climate -- Syphilis: The Great Pretender |
| Summary |
This book analyzes the factors that have sparked pandemics over the past 2000 years, from the Antonine Plague to COVID-19. It is noteworthy that the frequency of pandemics has increased over the past 2000 years. The authors identify three main drivers for the development of pandemics: transportation, human development, and changes in natural ecosystems. It is important to note that with the advent of the industrial age, the length of time it takes for a pandemic to develop has decreased. COVID-19 is certainly not the last pandemic we will face. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to learn from the past 2000 years to help educate general community and public health officials about pandemic risks and help governments prepare for the next pandemic. The book is also very useful in low and middle-income countries where, in the last several decades, viruses with potential for pandemics have originated. It's comprehensiveness and didactic style make this book a valuable read for government health agencies, private organizations, health care professionals and students |
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Syphilis Transmission and Symptomatology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 20, 2023) |
| Subject |
Pandemics.
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Pandemics -- History
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Pandemics -- history
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Pandemics
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pandemics.
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Pandemics
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Doursout, Marie-Françoise J
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Balingit, Joselito S
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| ISBN |
3031100352 |
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9783031100352 |
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