TY - BOOK AU - Phillips,H. ED - Project Muse. TI - Epidemics: the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases T2 - Ohio short histories of Africa SN - 9780821444429 U1 - 614.4968 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Athens PB - Ohio University Press KW - Diseases and history KW - South Africa KW - Epidemics KW - History KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - "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 UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780821444429/ ER -