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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.Edition: [English-language ed.]Description: xiv, 176 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 080188294X
  • 0801882958
  • 9780801882951
Uniform titles:
  • Épidémies terrassées.
  • English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 614.4 22 BOU
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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?
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management Non-fiction 614.4 BOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 30558

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?

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-167) and index.

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