This stunningly presented collection of maps, illustrations and commentary offers an authoritative overview of the global distribution of major epidemic diseases on a variety of spatial scales from the local to the global. The Atlas is arranged in a historical sequence, beginning with classic plagues such as the Black Death and cholera and moving on through smallpox and measles to modern diseases such as AIDS and Legionnaires disease. Over 400 figures are incorporated, including 150 specially drawn maps supported by ...
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This stunningly presented collection of maps, illustrations and commentary offers an authoritative overview of the global distribution of major epidemic diseases on a variety of spatial scales from the local to the global. The Atlas is arranged in a historical sequence, beginning with classic plagues such as the Black Death and cholera and moving on through smallpox and measles to modern diseases such as AIDS and Legionnaires disease. Over 400 figures are incorporated, including 150 specially drawn maps supported by micrographs of the causative agents, photographs of the disease vectors, historical prints and graphs of changing incidence. The text for each disease includes discussion of its nature and epidemiological features, its origin (where known) and historical impacts, and its global status at the start of the twenty-first century. The book concludes with an informed look towards the future, assessing the probable impacts of major medical advances on life expectancy and the chances of success of programmes for the global eradication of diseases such as poliomyelitis and measles.
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