Title Epidemics laid low : a history of what happened in rich countries / Patrice Bourdelais ; translated by Bart K. Holland.

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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

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Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	614.4 B768E	Check Shelf

Edition	[English-language ed.].
Description	xiv, 176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.
Contents	The plague era -- Modernity: new concepts of the state and the body -- Cholera: the return of epidemic disease and the abandonment of traditional protective measures -- The "English System:" new methods gain acceptance -- The sanitary reform movement: from miasma theory to departments of health -- Vaccination: a powerful paradigm -- The era of spectacular victories -- The end of a dream?
Summary	This text analyses the history of disease epidemics in Europe since the Middle Ages. It describes how populations respond to crises of disease & how authorities deal with it, as well as discussing the successes of northern European countries in fighting infectious diseases.
Subject	Epidemics -- Europe -- History.
	Medical policy -- Europe -- History.
	Communicable Disease Control -- history.
	Disease Outbreaks -- history.
	Health Policy -- history.
	Developed Countries -- history.
	History, Modern 1601-
	History, Medieval.
	Europe.
	Epidemics. (OCoLC)fst00914079
	Medical policy. (OCoLC)fst01014505
	Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title	Épidémies terrassées. English
ISBN	080188294X (hardcover ;) (alk. paper)
	9780801882944 (hardcover ;) (alk. paper)
	0801882958 (paperback;) (alk. paper)
	9780801882951

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