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Epidemics

Phillips, H., Ph. D.

Epidemics the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases / [electronic resource] : Howard Phillips. - Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (156 p.) - Ohio short histories of Africa . - Ohio short histories of Africa. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

"First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Smallpox, 1713/1893: 'There are no people left, only stones' -- Plague, 1901/1907: 'The dreaded disorder' -- Spanish flu, 1918/1919: 'It threatens the existence of the entire race' -- Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: 'The middle-class plague' -- HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : 'A catastrophe in slow motion' -- Conclusion.

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Diseases and history--South Africa.
Epidemics--History.--South Africa


Electronic books.

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