Great American Diseases
Their Effects on the course of North American History

A historical and scientific description of the major infectious and parasitic diseases that have affected the peoples of North America

Ian R Tizard (Author), Jeffrey MB Musser (Author)

9780323989251, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 20 January 2022

400 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.59 kg

Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History presents medical history as it pertains to the major infectious diseases of North America. The book is designed to provide an interesting and engaging introduction to microbiology, immunology and epidemiology. With the advent of COVID-19, this book will serve as a reference on the history of previous epidemics. The book presents pandemics in an easy-to-read volume and provides concise chapters on the history of a disease, progression of understanding on the pathogen (agent of the disease), and their social ramifications through the history of North America.

1. Infectious Diseases and their Causes 2. Immunity and Recovery from Infectious Diseases 3. Diseases among the First Inhabitants 4. Tuberculosis – Another Ancient Disease 5. Syphilis and the Columbian Exchange 6. Malaria – 1492 7. Smallpox – 1519 8. Measles – 1537 9. Typhoid and Typhus – 1607 10. Yellow Fever – 1647 11. Cholera – 1832 12. Poliomyelitis – 1841 13. Disease and the Civil War 14. Plague and San Francisco – 1900 15. Influenza – 1918 16. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome – 1981 17. Panic and Neglect – 2000-2018 18. Another Respiratory Coronavirus; Covid-19 – 2020

Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA]