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Author Bray, R. S., author.

Title Armies of pestilence : the impact of disease on history / R.S. Bray.

Publication Info. New York : Barnes & Noble, 2000.
©1996

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 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  614.49 BRAY, R. S.    Check Shelf
Description xii, 258 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language Text in English.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index.
Contents Early civilisations -- Rome -- Plague : Justinian's plague -- Plague : the Black Death -- Plague : the Bombay plague -- Malaria -- Yellow fever -- Smallpox -- Typhus -- Cholera -- Influenza.
Summary Surveys the principal epidemics in all countries from biblical times almost to the present, in each case discussing the origins of the outbreak, the symptons, the mortality rate, and the social and economic effects.
Subject Epidemics -- History.
Diseases -- History.
Diseases. (OCoLC)fst00895158
Epidemics. (OCoLC)fst00914079
Diseases -- History.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 076071908X
9780760719084
0760719152 (pbk.)
9780760719152 (pbk.)
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