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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      28 October 2009
      29 March 2001
      ISBN:
      9780511542527
      9780521801508
      9780521017763
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511542527
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.758kg, 436 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.656kg, 436 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Demography, Social Statistics, Biological Anthropology and Primatology, Sociology
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    The threat of unstoppable plagues, such as AIDS and Ebola, is always with us. In Europe, the most devastating plagues were those from the Black Death pandemic in the 1300s to the Great Plague of London in 1665. For the last 100 years, it has been accepted that Yersinia pestis, the infective agent of bubonic plague, was responsible for these epidemics. This book combines modern concepts of epidemiology and molecular biology with computer-modelling. Applying these to the analysis of historical epidemics, the authors show that they were not, in fact, outbreaks of bubonic plague. Biology of Plagues offers a completely new interdisciplinary interpretation of the plagues of Europe and establishes them within a geographical, historical and demographic framework. This fascinating detective work will be of interest to readers in the social and biological sciences, and lessons learnt will underline the implications of historical plagues for modern-day epidemiology.

    Reviews

    ‘Biology of Plagues is a fascinating read for those interested in the history of infectious disease and it is provocative and thought provoking.’

    Richard W. Titball Source: The Lancet

    ‘ … the authors of this challenging book are to be commended for bringing together much fascinating information about plagues.’

    Source: The Times Higher Education Supplement

    'Filled with scientific and historical data, Biology of Plagues will provide ample fodder for not only historians and sciences interested in the study of historic epidemics, but also for modern day public health experts who not only have to deal with current outbreaks, but also future outbreaks of both well-known and novel diseases.'

    Anna Dogole Source: History in Review (historyinreview.org)

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