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Book Synopsis The Pandemic Century by : Mark Honigsbaum
Download or read book The Pandemic Century written by Mark Honigsbaum and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-04-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From the Spanish flu and the 1924 outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles, to the 1930 'parrot fever' pandemic and the more recent SARS, Ebola, Zika and – now – COVID-19 epidemics, the last 100 years have been marked by a succession of unanticipated pandemic alarms. In The Pandemic Century, Mark Honigsbaum chronicles 100 years of history in 10 outbreaks. Bringing us right up-to-date with a new chapter on COVID-19, this fast-paced, critically-acclaimed book combines science history, medical sociology and thrilling front-line reportage to deliver the story of our times. As we meet dedicated disease detectives, obstructive public health officials, and gifted scientists often blinded by their own expertise, we come face-to-face with the brilliance and medical hubris shaping both the frontier of science – and the future of humanity’s survival.
Book Synopsis When Disease Makes History by : Pekka Hämäläinen
Download or read book When Disease Makes History written by Pekka Hämäläinen and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pandemic written by Theodore Preston and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 bestseller in Contemporary History"A thrilling read. As entertaining as it is informative." - New York Readers Circle Our greatest weapon against pandemic is information. Understand why in this definitive account of prior pandemics humanity has faced. Learn how the world's worst pandemics started, what happened, and how they ended in riveting detail that is all 100% true.A concise but complete account of the world's worst pandemics, propelled by faithful adherence to scientific and historical evidence, Pandemic delivers a fascinating but sobering read. The lessons learned from previous pandemics provide a roadmap for individuals, governments, and public health officials. Contrary to the frequent claim that "we couldn't have seen this coming", humanity's history of pandemics offers lessons and insights that have never been more relevant. Here is a preview of what you will learn in this guide: Chapter 1: The Plague of Athens, The First Recorded Pandemic A breeding ground for disaster The plague hits Athens What was the plague exactly? The plague ends Lessons learned Chapter 2: The Bubonic Plague A bacterial disease The first outbreak - the Justinian Plague The plague ends...or does it? The plague returns with a vengeance How did doctors treat the plague? The plague's effect on religion The plague sparks violence How did the plague end? The plague today Chapter 3: Cholera Cholera: death by diarrhea The first pandemics The third pandemic: the worst on record Preventing and treating cholera Cholera: a political disease Lessons learned Chapter 4: Smallpox "Spotted" The Antonine plague Smallpox in Europe Smallpox in the Americas How did people deal with smallpox? Smallpox today Lessons learned Chapter 5: Influenza Influenza viruses: always changing The 1918 flu pandemic (the "Spanish Flu") The flu vaccine and modern treatment H1N1 in 2009 (the "swine flu") Lessons learned Chapter 6: HIV/AIDS Origins How does HIV/AIDS work? The HIV/AIDS pandemic HIV/AIDS today Lessons learned Chapter 7: How To Prepare For A Pandemic What will cause the next pandemic? Establish safeguards Remember the past And So Much More! Grab this book today and be captivated by the compelling stories and valuable lessons of the world's worst pandemics!
Book Synopsis The History of the World in 100 Pandemics, Plagues and Epidemics by : Paul Chrystal
Download or read book The History of the World in 100 Pandemics, Plagues and Epidemics written by Paul Chrystal and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “timely, topical, informative [and] exceptionally well written” history explores the impact of disease from prehistoric plagues to Covid-19 (Midwest Book Review). Historian Paul Chrystal charts how human civilization has grappled with successive pandemics, plagues, and epidemics across millennia. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, this volume begins by defining what constitutes a pandemic or epidemic, taking a close look at 20 historic examples: including cholera, influenza, bubonic plague, leprosy, measles, smallpox, malaria, AIDS, MERS, SARS, Zika, Ebola and, of course, Covid-19. Some less well-known, but equally significant and deadly contagions such as Legionnaires’ Disease, psittacosis, polio, the Sweat, and dancing plague, are also covered. Chrystal provides comprehensive information on each disease, including epidemiology, sources and vectors, morbidity, and mortality, as well as governmental and societal responses, and their political, legal, and scientific consequences. He sheds light on how public health crises have shaped history—particularly in the realms of medical and scientific research and vaccine development. Chrystal also examines myths about infectious diseases, and the role of the media, including social media.
Book Synopsis Snapshots of History by : Shirley Marie McCarther
Download or read book Snapshots of History written by Shirley Marie McCarther and published by IAP. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Special Edition of the American Educational History Journal (The official journal of the Organization of Educational Historians) The American Educational History Journal is a peer-reviewed, national research journal devoted to the examination of educational topics using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. For more information about the Organization of Educational Historians (OEH) and its annual conference, visit the OEH web site at the web address: www.edhistorians.org. This Special Edition of the American Educational History Journal entitled, Snapshots of Educational History: Portraits of the 21st Century Pandemic, is the first special issue in the history of AEHJ. The word, “unprecedented” has literally been used thousands of times during 2020 by news outlets, in our work environments, and in our daily lives. And indeed, the global pandemic has killed over 600,000 in the United States alone at the time of this writing. The public health crisis shut down everything as we knew it. Captives of sheltering-in-place, scores of incidents displaying horrific police brutality against people of color streamed live on airwaves north, south, east, and west, begetting civil unrest across the country. These are circumstances unlike any we have experienced in our lifetimes. As historians, it is critical that we document this time of crisis so that generations to come can bear witness to this time of turmoil and tragedy. With these ideas in mind, the American Educational History Journal sought to hear from historians and other scholars about this unique and devastating time in our country’s history. The Journal honors the traditions of oral history and narrative storytelling as a means to gather the voices of those whose lives have been touched by the COVID-19 crisis, literally everyone around the globe. This special issue deviates a bit from traditional AEHJ requirements in that we specifically invited narratives, not be full-blown historical research studies. The point of this special issue is for authors themselves to serve as the archival material that will benefit future scholars interested in understanding what it meant to live through this health catastrophe while doing the work of educators. We believe we owe it to the historians of the future to share our voices in real time.
Book Synopsis History of Infectious Disease Pandemics in Urban Societies by : Mark D. Hardt
Download or read book History of Infectious Disease Pandemics in Urban Societies written by Mark D. Hardt and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the mid-19th century tremendous gains were made in the historical struggle with infectious diseases. The emergence of modern medicine and epidemiology, and the establishment of public health measures, helped urban populations overcome a historical death penalty. The conquest of infectious disease has created a human hubris. It is a collective self-delusion that infectious diseases, once exposed to the light of modern medicine, science, and public health would inevitably become eradicated. When these advances began in the mid-19th century the world’s population was under two billion, mostly non-urbanized. At the dawn of the 21st century the world’s population already surpassed seven billion. The world’s once far flung urban populations have exponentially expanded in number, size, and connectivity. Infectious diseases have long benefited from the concentration of human population and their opportunistic abilities to take advantage of their interconnectedness. The struggle between humans and infectious diseases is one in which there is a waxing and waning advantage of one over the other. Human hubris has been challenged since the late 1970s with the prospect that infectious diseases are not eradicated. Concerns have increased since the latter third of the twentieth century that infectious diseases are gaining a new foothold. As pandemics from AIDS to Ebola have increased in frequency, there has also developed a sense that a global pandemic of a much greater magnitude is likely to happen. Tracing the historical record, this book examines the manners in which population concentrations have long been associated with the spread of pandemic disease. It also examines the struggle between human attempts to contain infectious diseases, and the microbial struggle to contain human population advancement.
Book Synopsis History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics by : Kate Messner
Download or read book History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics written by Kate Messner and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT? WRONG! Those masks were from a plague outbreak centuries later--and most doctors never wore anything like that at all! With a mix of sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels, acclaimed author Kate Messner delivers the whole truth about diseases like the bubonic plague, cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, polio, influenza, and COVID-19. Discover the nonfiction series that smashes everything you thought you knew about history! Don't miss History Smashers: The Mayflower, Women's Right to Vote, Pearl Harbor, Titanic, and American Revolution.
Book Synopsis History of Pandemics by : David Anversa
Download or read book History of Pandemics written by David Anversa and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the history of the most devastating and deadly Pandemics and Epidemics of the Human History. From the Ancient Romans up to the Present day. We're going to talk about Spanish Flu (1918), Black Death (1346), Athens Plague (430 BC), Antonine Plague (165), Cyprian Plague, Cholera Pandemic and many others terrible Pandemics and Epidemics that afflicted our world from ancient time up to the present day. History of Pandemics is the result of accurate long studies and in-depth analysis of the recent and ancient history. For this reason, if you read this book, you're going to learn everything you need to know about the worst Pandemics and Epidemics that afflicted our world. You will increase your historical culture and learn very useful and updated information and notions that will help you in everyday life. Each of the disease listed in this book is treated in this way: ✔ Historical Placement Time: Where and when the disease originated ✔ Development of the disease: How the disease started to spread. How it evolved. How it was defeated ✔ The medical description of the disease: In collaboration with a medic specializing in infectious diseases, is made an accurate scientific analysis and description regarding all the medical aspects and effects that the disease has on the human body and society ✔ Considerations: Final considerations on the effects of the disease from a scientific, social and economic point of view Very simple reading, recommended for everyone! Scroll to the top and check my Author page to see my other books! You will find them very interesting! Click the "Buy now" button and get your copy today! Thanks and Happy reading!
Book Synopsis Viruses, Plagues, and History by : Michael B. A. Oldstone
Download or read book Viruses, Plagues, and History written by Michael B. A. Oldstone and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here, my previous edition of Viruses, Plagues, & History is updated to reflect both progress and disappointment since that publication. This edition describes newcomers to the range of human infections, specifically, plagues that play important roles in this 21st century. The first is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), an infection related to Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). SARS was the first new-found plague of this century. Zika virus, which is similar to yellow fever virus in being transmitted by mosquitos, is another of the recent scourges. Zika appearing for the first time in the Americas is associated with birth defects and a paralytic condition in adults. Lastly, illness due to hepatitis viruses were observed prominently during the second World War initially associated with blood transfusions and vaccine inoculations. Since then, hepatitis virus infections have afflicted millions of individuals, in some leading to an acute fulminating liver disease or more often to a life-long persistent infection. A subset of those infected has developed liver cancer. However, in a triumph of medical treatments for infectious diseases, pharmaceuticals have been developed whose use virtually eliminates such maladies. For example, Hepatitis C virus infection has been eliminated from almost all (>97%) of its victims. This incredible result was the by-product of basic research in virology as well as cell and molecular biology during which intelligent drugs were designed to block events in the hepatitis virus life-cycle"--
Download or read book Pandemic History written by John Muan and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to know the worst pandemics in history and compare them to today's? What will be the impact of the latest pandemic on the global economy? If you're interested in a comparison between the pandemics of the past and that of today, this is the book for you! In this book, you will discover "the struggle between man and nature. How every pandemic has changed the course of history, in terms of accompanying or causing wars, migrations, collapses of empires, economic systems, religious powers, and ideological persecution." You will find: The Oldest Plagues in History: Athenian Plague, Anthonian Plague, and Cypriot Plague The Plague of Justinian The Black Plague The Most Terrible, known as the Spanish Flu or Great Influenza How Vaccines Have Changed the World Side Effects on the Economy The Last Pandemic: COVID-19 How the Last Pandemic Will Change the World? Delving into the history of the world's deadliest diseases, this book is a work of epidemiological history like no other, with important lessons for our own time. Are you ready to dive into this fascinating reading?
Book Synopsis History of Pandemics by : David Anversa
Download or read book History of Pandemics written by David Anversa and published by David Anversa. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ⇒ Discover the history of the most devastating and deadly Pandemics and Epidemics of all time. From the Ancient Romans up to the present day. History of pandemics will talk about Spanish Flu (1918), Black Death (1346), Athens Plague (430 BC), Antonine Plague (165), Cyprian Plague, Cholera Pandemic, and many others terrible Pandemics and Epidemics that afflicted our world from ancient time up to the present day. If you read this book, you're going to learn all you need to know about the worst and deadliest Pandemics and Epidemics of the human history. You will increase your historical culture and learn very useful and updated information and notions that will help you to better understand the history of our society and your everyday life. This book covers ✔ Historical Placement Time: Where and when the disease originated ✔ Development of the disease: How the disease started to spread. How it evolved. How it was defeated ✔ The medical description of the disease: In collaboration with a medic specializing in infectious diseases, is made an accurate scientific analysis and description regarding all the medical aspects and effects that the disease has on the human body and society ✔ Considerations: Final considerations on the effects of the outbreaks from a scientific, social, and economic point of view Each of the topics listed in this book is treated professionally and every information is the result of accurate studies and analysis to ensure an excellent quality job. Very simple reading recommended for everyone! Click the button and get your copy today! Thanks and Happy reading!
Download or read book PANDEMIC HISTORY written by John Muan and published by Cloe Limited. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you interested in comparing the past's pandemics and those of today? What will be the impact of the latest epidemic on the global economy? Do you want to know how the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century started and ended? If you are interested in learning about the worst pandemics that have accompanied human history, this is the book for YOU! In this book, you will discover "the cyclic struggle between man and nature. How every pandemic has changed the course of history: accompanying or causing wars, migrations, collapses of empires, economic systems, religious powers, ideological persecution." This Compilation Book includes: #BOOK 1 - PANDEMIC HISTORY: How Pandemics Have Changed History #BOOK 2 - PANDEMIC HISTORY: From the Plague to the Last Epidemic #BOOK 3 - 1918 SPANISH FLU: The Terrible Story of The Great Influenza, the 20th Century's Deadliest Pandemic In particular, you will learn about: - The Oldest Plagues in History Athenian Plague, Anthonian Plague, Cypriot Plague, The Plague of Justinian, The Black Plague, and Smallpox. In these chapters, you will travel to remote places and times where humankind has adapted and survived. - Different Plagues of History, like the Russian Plague, the Yellow Fever, the Great Plague of Vienna, the Polio, and many others - And again, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera, Hong Kong Flu, HIV, SARS, and Ebola - How vaccines have changed the world, in particular, how fundamental social immunization has been, and what impact it has had on public health - Side effects on Global Economy - In the third book, an in-depth analysis of the Great Influenza of 1918, with its origins and causes and what we can learn from this historical fact Even if a long time has passed, these events have a significant correlation with the present, and for this reason, it is essential to know them. This book is a work of epidemiological history like no other, with important lessons for our own time because it delves into the past of the world's deadliest diseases. Are you ready to dive into this fascinating reading?
Book Synopsis The 10 Worst Pandemics in History by : Larry Slawson
Download or read book The 10 Worst Pandemics in History written by Larry Slawson and published by Larry Slawson. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook examines the ten worst pandemics in human history. It provides a direct analysis of each pandemic's causes, impact, and overall fatality rates.
Book Synopsis The 1889-1890 Flu Pandemic by : Charles River
Download or read book The 1889-1890 Flu Pandemic written by Charles River and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts Plague and pestilence have both fascinated and terrified humanity from the very beginning. Societies and individuals have struggled to make sense of them, and more importantly they've often struggled to avoid them. Before the scientific age, people had no knowledge of the microbiological agents - unseen bacteria and viruses - which afflicted them, and thus the maladies were often ascribed to wrathful supernatural forces. Even when advances in knowledge posited natural causes for epidemics and pandemics, medicine struggled to deal with them, and for hundreds of years religion continued to work hand-in-hand with medicine. It was only in the mid-19th century that scientists established a definitive link between viruses and bacteria and disease, and this allowed the development of vaccines to prevent the spread of killers such as smallpox, typhus, and diphtheria. In the early 20th century, the development of antibiotics helped immensely, but as the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the recent Coronavirus demonstrated, people have not succeeded in conquering all infectious diseases. In fact, it was not until World War II that most of the pestilences that have afflicted people in the past could be effectively prevented, and the fear of contagion remains strong. One of these plagues is influenza, a disease now regarded almost with contempt as being a minimal threat to life, but it is actually one of the greatest killers of modern times, taking up to 650,000 lives every year. It may come as a surprise for many to learn that there is no single vaccine for the flu - there are vaccines for the strains that presently exist, but new strains evolve every year, so vaccines must be constantly developed. Influenza remains one of the greatest threats to public health and challenges to the medical profession. The first known influenza pandemic may have occurred in China in 6000 BCE, and the renowned Greek physician Hippocrates described the symptoms of influenza around 600 BCE. The first well-documented pandemic, however, occurred in 1580. It originated in East Asia, spread through Central Asia and the Russian Empire, and then on to Europe. In Rome, about 8,000 people perished and some settlements in Spain disappeared entirely. Europeans brought it to the Americas in the 16th century, where it may contributed to decimating the indigenous populations. After that, flu epidemics hit Europe sporadically for more than 200 years, with that of 1830-33 being one of the worst, when about 25% of 135 million Europeans were infected. Therefore, when an outbreak of flu occurred in the Central Asian city of Bukhara in 1889, it could not have excited any great concern. Certainly, some nearby communities may have anxiously braced themselves, but epidemics had occurred before and Europe had survived. Besides, then - as now - influenza was a disease that affected mostly the elderly and ill. But Europe - and the world - had changed profoundly in recent times. Its states had been industrializing, experimenting with new methods of communication, transportation, and trade, and these very innovations would be the means of spreading the flu, not just through Europe, but across the entire world. For the first time in its history, the world faced a pestilence that would cross every geographical barrier, even the oceans. This meant it would not be an epidemic but a pandemic, embracing the entire globe in its deadly grip. The 1889-1890 Flu Pandemic: The History of the 19th Century's Last Major Global Outbreak looks at how the pandemic started, what was done to fight the virus, and its impact on the world. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the outbreak like never before.
Book Synopsis The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris by : Mark Honigsbaum
Download or read book The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris written by Mark Honigsbaum and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a New Chapter and Updated Epilogue on Coronavirus A Financial Times Best Health Book of 2019 and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice "Honigsbaum does a superb job covering a century’s worth of pandemics and the fears they invariably unleash." —Howard Markel, MD, PhD, director of the Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan How can we understand the COVID-19 pandemic? Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing such catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. In The Pandemic Century, a lively account of scares both infamous and less known, medical historian Mark Honigsbaum combines reportage with the history of science and medical sociology to artfully reconstruct epidemiological mysteries and the ecology of infectious diseases. We meet dedicated disease detectives, obstructive or incompetent public health officials, and brilliant scientists often blinded by their own knowledge of bacteria and viruses—and see how fear of disease often exacerbates racial, religious, and ethnic tensions. Now updated with a new chapter and epilogue.
Book Synopsis Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19 by : Antonio Cortijo Ocaña
Download or read book Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19 written by Antonio Cortijo Ocaña and published by Information Science Reference. This book was released on 2021 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book we explore the important role humanities has had when responding to threats posed by the pandemics throughout human history offering the answers that diverse fields in the humanities can contribute to our understanding of the current COVID pandemic and how to cope with it"--
Download or read book PANDEMIC HISTORY written by John Muan and published by Cloe Limited. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description Are you interested in learning about the worst pandemics that have accompanied human history? Do you want to know how the different epidemics have been dealt with in the past? If so, this is the book you need to read! Within this book, you will be provided with the necessary information to understand how the different pandemics have followed one another in past years. Based on extensive research, this book takes readers through the battles faced by mankind throughout history, focusing mostly on the most famous viruses. You will find the history of: - Malaria - Tuberculosis - History of Smallpox - Plague and Black Death (1346-1353) - Cholera - Spanish influenza (1918-1920) - The Spread of the Plague through the Byzantine Empire - Hong Kong Flu (1968 Influenza Pandemic) - HIV and AIDS - Serious Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - EBOLA Even if we talk about past events, it is always important to know these historical events, from which we can glean many teachings.
