An Epidemiological Odyssey : The Evolution of Communicable Disease Control /

This book attempts to set communicable diseases and the efforts to control them in a social and historical context. The primary focus is on England with its particular history, culture and traditions. The timescale covered is extensive and ambitious, and the many strands that came together in the ni...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pollock, George (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to this title online
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements
  • 1 Early Concepts of Communicability
  • 2 Infection on the Move
  • 3 The Impact of Cholera
  • 4 Stiffening the Sinews
  • 5 Dawn and Sunset
  • 6 A Need for Damage Limitation
  • 7 No Lasting Stability
  • 8 Tailpiece. List of References. Index.