Epidemics Laid Low: A History of What Happened in Rich Countries.0801882958 Epidemics laid low; a history of what happened in rich countries. Bourdelais, Patrice. Trans. by Bart K. Holland. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. U. Press 2006 176 pages $19.95 Paperback RA650 With an eye on the lessons for controlling disease epidemics in poor countries in the present, Bourdelaiz (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France) examines the historical experience of European efforts to confront epidemics of infectious diseases infectious diseases: see communicable diseases. . His emphasis is on the politics of epidemic epidemic, outbreak of disease that affects a much greater number of people than is usual for the locality or that spreads to regions where it is ordinarily not present. control efforts, including the overall policies of governments, urban programs, demands of the populace, the role of physicians, the incorporation of scientific discoveries, and access to care. Coverage ranges from the bubonic plague bubonic plague: see plague. bubonic plague ravages Oran, Algeria, where Dr. Rieux perseveres in his humanitarian endeavors. [Fr. Lit.: The Plague] See : Disease of the Middle Ages to the development of vaccines and the widespread use of antibiotics Antibiotics Definition Antibiotics may be informally defined as the subgroup of anti-infectives that are derived from bacterial sources and are used to treat bacterial infections. . First published as Les epidemies terrassees: une histoire de pays riches (Editions de La Martiniere, 2003). ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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