| Description |
1 online resource (47 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Introduction; The Epidemics; The Plague of Justinian; The Black Death; The Mexican Population Collapse; The Great Dying; The Great Plague of London; Cholera; The 1918 Flu Pandemic; The 1957/1958 Asian Flu; HIV and AIDS; The West African Ebola Epidemic; The 2015/16 Zika Virus Outbreak; Conclusion; Back Matter; Also Available. |
| Summary |
For as long as humans have lived on this earth, nature has done its very best to rid the planet of us. This book not only looks back at a number of times in recorded history where the future of our very existence was put in jeopardy, but also asks whether we could survive a resurgence of these pandemics and or even an entirely new as-yet undetected threat. From the plague of Justinian, through the Black Death and Spanish flu, to the 2015/16 Zika outbreak, the authors explore how each epidemic began, spread, and threatened to wipe us out. Although at times it may be a scary read, this fascinating. |
| Subject |
Epidemics.
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Epidemics. (OCoLC)fst00914079
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| Added Author |
Taylor, Frankie.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goldstein, Jack. World's Deadliest Epidemics : 101 Amazing Facts. Luton, Bedfordshire : Andrews UK, ©2016 9781785385513 |
| ISBN |
9781785385490 (electronic bk.) |
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