Title Biology of plagues : evidence from historical populations / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 420 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-409) and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Epidemiological concepts -- 3. The biology of bubonic plague -- 4. The Great Pestilence -- 5. Case study: the plague at Penrith in 1597-98 -- 6. Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England -- 7. Plagues in the 16th century in northern England: a metapopulation study -- 8. Plagues in London in the 17th century -- 9. Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century -- 10. Plague at Eyam in 1665-66: a case study -- 11. Continental Europe during the third age of plagues: a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics -- 12. The plague at Marseilles, 1720-22: an outbreak of bubonic plague? -- 13. Conclusions.
Summary	Even today, the threat of unstoppable plague is ever-present. Historically, in Europe, the most devastating plagues were between the Black Death and the Great Plague of London. This fascinating book shows that these were not bubonic plague as previously thought, and provides food for thought for social and biological scientists.
Subject	Epidemics.
	Epidemics -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.
	Epidemics -- Europe -- History -- 17th century.
	Black Death -- Europe.
	Plague.
	Disease Outbreaks -- history.
	History, 16th Century.
	History, 17th Century.
	Plague -- history.
	Europe.
	Black Death.
	MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
	MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
	Histoire du 16ème siècle -- Europe.
	Histoire du 17ème siècle -- Europe.
	Black Death. (OCoLC)fst00833602
	Epidemics. (OCoLC)fst00914079
	Plague. (OCoLC)fst01065045
	Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
	Infectieziekten.
	Epidemieën.
	Modellen.
	Epidemie.
	Geschichte.
	Pest.
	Krankheitsübertragung.
	Europa.
Chronological Term	1500-1699
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Geschiedenis (vorm) (NL-LeOCL)088143147
Added Author	Duncan, C. J. (Christopher John)
Other Form:	Print version: Scott, Susan, 1953- Biology of plagues. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521801508 (DLC) 00063066 (OCoLC)44811929
ISBN	0511015992 (electronic bk.)
	9780511015991 (electronic bk.)
	0511175833 (electronic bk.)
	9780511175831 (electronic bk.)
	9780511542527 (electronic bk.)
	0511542526 (electronic bk.)
	9780511047596 (electronic bk.)
	0511047592 (electronic bk.)

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