World Atlas of Epidemic Diseases

by Peter Haggett and Andrew Cliff

This stunningly presented collection of maps, illustrations and commentary offers an authoritative overview of the global distribution of major epidemic diseases on a variety of spatial scales from the local to the global. The Atlas is arranged in a historical sequence, beginning with classic plagues such as the Black Death and cholera and moving on through smallpox and measles to modern diseases such as AIDS and Legionnaires disease. Over 400 figures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340761717
• ISBN13: 9780340761717
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.