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Book Synopsis The World's Deadliest Epidemics by : Jack Goldstein
Download or read book The World's Deadliest Epidemics written by Jack Goldstein and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as humans have lived on this earth, nature has done its very best to rid the planet of us. This book not only looks back at a number of times in recorded history where the future of our very existence was put in jeopardy, but also asks whether we could survive a resurgence of these pandemics… or even an entirely new as-yet undetected threat. From the plague of Justinian, through the Black Death and Spanish flu, to the 2015/16 Zika outbreak, the authors explore how each epidemic began, spread, and threatened to wipe us out. Although at times it may be a scary read, this fascinating book takes the reader on an unmissable journey through some of the darkest and most worrying threats to mankind.
Download or read book Goldberger's War written by Alan M. Kraut and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Alan M. Kraut's Goldberg's War tells the story of one doctor's courageous journey to cure deadly diseases and epidemics. Goldberger's War chronicles one of the U.S. Public Health Service's most renowned heroes--an immigrant Jew who trained as a doctor at Bellevue, became a young recruit to the federal government's health service, and ended an American plague. He did so by defying conventional wisdom, experimenting on humans, and telling the South precisely what it didn't want to hear. Kraut shows how Dr. Goldberger's life became, quite literally, the stuff of legends. On the front lines of the major public-health battles of the early 20th-century, he fought the epidemics that were then routinely sweeping the nation--typhoid, yellow fever, and the measles. After successfully confronting (and often contracting) the infectious diseases of his day, in 1914 he was assigned the mystery of pellagra, a disease whose cause and cure had eluded the world for centuries and was then afflicting tens of thousands of Americans every year, particularly in the emerging "New South." “Engrossing story of an American medical hero.” —The New England Journal of Medicine
Book Synopsis The Great Influenza by : John M. Barry
Download or read book The Great Influenza written by John M. Barry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-10-04 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestseller “Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.”—Bill Gates "Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale."—Chicago Tribune The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why in the definitive account of the 1918 Flu Epidemic. Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research, The Great Influenza provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon. As Barry concludes, "The final lesson of 1918, a simple one yet one most difficult to execute, is that...those in authority must retain the public's trust. The way to do that is to distort nothing, to put the best face on nothing, to try to manipulate no one. Lincoln said that first, and best. A leader must make whatever horror exists concrete. Only then will people be able to break it apart." At the height of World War I, history’s most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision of science and epidemic disease.
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 2020-05-24 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the truth behind the origin, history, and treatment of the world's worst deadly pandemics and epidemics that changed our world from the ancient Romans up to the present day. We're going to talk about Spanish Flu (1918), Antonine Plague (165), Black Death (1346), Athens Plague (430 BC), Cholera Pandemic and many others pandemics and epidemics. History of Pandemics is the definitive guide to understand how, when, and why these terrible diseases have influenced our world from the ancient times up to the present. If you read this book, you're going to learn everything you need to know about pandemics and epidemics. 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, an accurate scientific analysis and description is made 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, full of content and useful analysis that will help you better understand the history of our world and your everyday life! Scroll to the top of the page and get your copy today! Thanks and Happy reading!
Book Synopsis Epidemics and Society by : Frank M. Snowden
Download or read book Epidemics and Society written by Frank M. Snowden and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging study that illuminates the connection between epidemic diseases and societal change, from the Black Death to Ebola This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only influenced medical science and public health, but also transformed the arts, religion, intellectual history, and warfare. A multidisciplinary and comparative investigation of the medical and social history of the major epidemics, this volume touches on themes such as the evolution of medical therapy, plague literature, poverty, the environment, and mass hysteria. In addition to providing historical perspective on diseases such as smallpox, cholera, and tuberculosis, Snowden examines the fallout from recent epidemics such as HIV/AIDS, SARS, and Ebola and the question of the world’s preparedness for the next generation of diseases.
Book Synopsis Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 9) by : Dean T. Jamison
Download or read book Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 9) written by Dean T. Jamison and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the culminating volume in the DCP3 series, volume 9 will provide an overview of DCP3 findings and methods, a summary of messages and substantive lessons to be taken from DCP3, and a further discussion of cross-cutting and synthesizing topics across the first eight volumes. The introductory chapters (1-3) in this volume take as their starting point the elements of the Essential Packages presented in the overview chapters of each volume. First, the chapter on intersectoral policy priorities for health includes fiscal and intersectoral policies and assembles a subset of the population policies and applies strict criteria for a low-income setting in order to propose a "highest-priority" essential package. Second, the chapter on packages of care and delivery platforms for universal health coverage (UHC) includes health sector interventions, primarily clinical and public health services, and uses the same approach to propose a highest priority package of interventions and policies that meet similar criteria, provides cost estimates, and describes a pathway to UHC.
Book Synopsis The Spanish Flu Pandemic by : Elliot Frank
Download or read book The Spanish Flu Pandemic written by Elliot Frank and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn All About the Tragedies that Happened During the Time of the Spanish Flu Pandemic & Gain a Deeper Understanding of the Past! Did you know that the 1918 Spanish flu is the deadliest pandemic in history? It infected about one-third of the world's population and killed around 40 to 100 million people. Much like what's happening now as SARS-CoV-2 plagues the world, people all over the globe were required to wear masks, every non-essential establishment was closed down, and dead bodies overflowed in makeshift morgues. But, how much do you know about the Spanish Flu? Luckily for you, "The Spanish Flu Pandemic" by Elliot Frank lays out everything you need to know about the deadliest pandemic in history and how it changed the world forever. With this informative book, you will: Become an EXPERT about all the consequences that arose during the virus' deadly global march Effectively avoid the mistakes people did by learning all the their blunders and misconceptions Deeply understand the disease and its parallels with the current and future world pandemics And so much more! They say that the past has plenty of lessons to teach us. In times of chaos, uncertainty, and misinformation, people tend to brush off the pandemics as your ordinary flu. But given the statistics, this is simply not the case. With this book, you will learn about all the socio-economic, physical, emotional, and psychological consequences that people had to endure during the Spanish Flu era... so you won't have to repeat the tragedies of the past in today's predicament. Scroll up, Click on "Buy Now", and Learn More About the Spanish Flu Today!
Book Synopsis Pandemic Outbreaks in the 21st Century by : Buddolla Viswanath
Download or read book Pandemic Outbreaks in the 21st Century written by Buddolla Viswanath and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past two decades, several pandemics have ravaged the globe, giving us several lessons on infectious disease epidemiology, the importance of initial detection and characterization of outbreak viruses, the importance of viral epidemic prevention steps, and the importance of modern vaccines. Pandemic Outbreaks in the Twenty-First Century: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment summarizes the improvements in the 21st century to overcome / prevent / treat global pandemic with future prospective. Divided into 9 chapters, the book begins with an in-depth introduction to the lessons learned from the first pandemic of the 21st century. It describes the history, present and future in terms of detection, prevention and treatment. Followed by chapters on the outbreak, treatment strategies and clinical management of several infectious diseases like MERS, SARD and COVID 19, Pandemic Outbreaks in the Twenty-First Century: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Treatment, presents chapters on immunotherapies and vaccine technologies to combat pandemic outbreak and challenges. The book finishes with a chapter on the current knowledge and technology to control pandemic outbreaks. All are presented in a practical short format, making this volume a valuable resource for very broad academic audience. Provides insight to the lessons learned from past pandemics Gives recommendations, future direction in terms of detection, prevention and treatment of pandemics Guides readers through the status and recent developments of vaccines to overcome or prevent pandemics Shows how to enhance the host innate immunity in infectious diseases Includes a chapter on immunotherapies to combat pandemic outbreaks
Download or read book Silent Travelers written by Alan M. Kraut and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1995-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the American tradition of suspicion of the unassimilated, from the cholera outbreak of the 1830s through the great waves of immigration that began in the 1890s, to the recent past, when the erroneous association of Haitians with the AIDS virus brought widespread panic and discrimination. Kraut (history, American U.) found that new immigrant populations--made up of impoverished laborers living in urban America's least sanitary conditions--have been victims of illness rather than its progenitors, yet the medical establishment has often blamed epidemics on immigrants' traditions, ethnic habits, or genetic heritage. Originally published in hardcover by Basic Books in 1994. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Epidemics written by Joshua S. Loomis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively reviews the 10 most influential epidemics in history, going beyond morbid accounts of symptoms and statistics to tell the often forgotten stories of what made these epidemics so calamitous. Unlike other books on epidemics, which either focus on the science behind how microbes cause disease or tell first-person accounts of one particular disease, Epidemics: The Impact of Germs and Their Power over Humanity takes a holistic approach to explaining how these diseases have shaped who we are as a society. Each of the worst epidemic diseases is discussed from the perspective of how it has been a causative agent of change with respect to our history, religious traditions, social interactions, and technology. In looking at world history through the lens of epidemic diseases, readers will come to appreciate how much we owe to the oldest and smallest parasites. Adults and students interested in science and history—and especially anyone who appreciates a good story and has a healthy curiosity for the lesser-known facts of life—will find this book of interest. Health-care workers will also benefit greatly from this text, as will college students majoring in biology or a pre-health field.
Download or read book Influenza 1918 written by Lynette Iezzoni and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Influenza 1918 is the true story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known -- a deadly virus that made its silent appearance 80 years ago at the start of World War I and went on to take the lives of over 600,000 Americans. In one month alone, October 1918, over 195,000 Americans were stricken with the disease and died. In Philadelphia, the city could not cope -- the dead were left in gutters and stacked in caskets on front porches. People hid indoors, afraid to interact with their friends and neighbors. "If the epidemic continues its mathematical rate of acceleration", warned the Surgeon General, "civilization could easily disappear from the face of the earth within a few weeks".
Book Synopsis American Pandemic by : Nancy K. Bristow
Download or read book American Pandemic written by Nancy K. Bristow and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1918-1919 influenza raged around the globe in the worst pandemic in recorded history. Focusing on those closest to the crisis--patients, families, communities, public health officials, nurses and doctors--this book explores the epidemic in the United States"--
Author :Vidya Krishna Publisher :Penguin Random House India Private Limited ISBN 13 :9354925758 Total Pages :249 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (549 download)
Download or read book Phantom Plague written by Vidya Krishna and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now threatens populations around the world. It killed novelist George Orwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and millions of others-rich and poor. Desmond Tutu, Amitabh Bachchan, and Nelson Mandela survived it, just. For centuries, tuberculosis has ravaged cities and plagued the human body. In Phantom Plague, Vidya Krishnan, traces the history of tuberculosis from the slums of 19th-century New York to modern Mumbai. In a narrative spanning century, Krishnan shows how superstition and folk-remedies, made way for scientific understanding of TB, such that it was controlled and cured in the West. The cure was never available to black and brown nations. And the tuberculosis bacillus showed a remarkable ability to adapt-so that at the very moment it could have been extinguished as a threat to humanity, it found a way back, aided by authoritarian government, toxic kindness of philanthropists, science denialism and medical apartheid. Krishnan's original reporting paints a granular portrait of the post-antibiotic era as a new, aggressive, drug resistant strain of TB takes over. Phantom Plague is an urgent, riveting and fascinating narrative that deftly exposes the weakest links in our battle against this ancient foe.
Book Synopsis America's Forgotten Pandemic by : Alfred W. Crosby
Download or read book America's Forgotten Pandemic written by Alfred W. Crosby and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-21 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between August 1918 and March 1919 the Spanish influenza spread worldwide, claiming over 25 million lives - more people than perished in the fighting of the First World War. It proved fatal to at least a half-million Americans. Yet, the Spanish flu pandemic is largely forgotten today. In this vivid narrative, Alfred W. Crosby recounts the course of the pandemic during the panic-stricken months of 1918 and 1919, measures its impact on American society, and probes the curious loss of national memory of this cataclysmic event. This 2003 edition includes a preface discussing the then recent outbreaks of diseases, including the Asian flu and the SARS epidemic.
Download or read book Vaccinated written by Paul A. Offit, M.D. and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vaccines save millions of lives every year, and one man, Maurice Hilleman, was responsible for nine of the big fourteen. Paul Offit recounts his story and the story of vaccines Maurice Hilleman discovered nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly dread diseases—including often devastating ones such as mumps and rubella—practically forgotten. Paul A. Offit, a vaccine researcher himself, befriended Hilleman and, during the great man’s last months, interviewed him extensively about his life and career. Offit makes an eloquent and compelling case for Hilleman’s importance, arguing that, like Jonas Salk, his name should be known to everyone. But Vaccinated is also enriched and enlivened by a look at vaccines in the context of modern medical science and history, ranging across the globe and throughout time to take in a fascinating cast of hundreds, providing a vital contribution to the continuing debate over the value of vaccines.
Download or read book On Blame written by Elaine Dewar and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author of The Handover and investigative journalist Elaine Dewar's On Blame: Investigating the Origins of the Worst Pandemic in 100 Years is a contemporary whodunnit separating facts of COVID-19 from the conspiracy theories and featuring the untold stories of the scientists, the networks, the governments, and their interests.
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!
