| Description |
1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Ohio short histories of Africa |
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Ohio short histories of Africa.
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| Contents |
Smallpox, 1713-1893: 'There are no people left, only stones' -- Plague, 1901-1907: 'The dreaded disorder' -- Spanish flu, 1918-1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race' -- Poliomyelitis, 1918-1963: 'The middle-class plague' -- HIV/AIDS, 1982- : 'A catastrophe in slow motion' -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"This is the first history of epidemics in South Africa, lethal episodes that significantly shaped this society over three centuries. Focusing on five devastating diseases between 1713 and today--smallpox, bubonic plague, "Spanish influenza," polio, and HIV/AIDS--the book probes their origins, their catastrophic courses, and their consequences in both the short and long terms. The impacts of these epidemics ranged from the demographic--the "Spanish flu," for instance, claimed the lives of 6 percent of the country's population in six weeks--to the political, the social, the economic, the spiritual, the psychological, and the cultural. Moreover, as each of these epidemics occurred at crucial moments in the country's history--such as during the South African War and World War I--the book also examines how these processes affected and were affected by the five epidemics. To those who read this book, history will not look the same again."--Project Muse |
| Notes |
"First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Epidemics -- South Africa -- History
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Diseases and history -- South Africa
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Epidemics -- history
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HIV Infections -- history
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Smallpox -- history
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Plague -- history
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Influenza, Human -- history
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Poliomyelitis -- history
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Diseases and history
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Epidemics
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| SUBJECT |
South Africa |
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South Africa
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012027271 |
| ISBN |
0821444425 |
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9780821444429 |
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