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Epidemics : the story of South Africa's five most lethal human diseases /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips. H., 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.
Series:Ohio short histories of Africa.
Subjects:
Diseases and history > South Africa.
Epidemics > South Africa > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.