Pandemics: A Very Short Introduction

by Christian W. McMillen

Book Overview

The 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated the power of pandemics and their ability not only to destroy lives locally but also to capture the imagination and terrify the world. Christian W. McMillen provides a concise yet comprehensive account of pandemics throughout human history, illustrating how pandemic disease has shaped history and, at the same time, social behavior has influenced pandemic disease. Extremely interesting from a medical standpoint,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199340072
• ISBN13: 9780199340071
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.4" x 6.8"