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035			_a(OCoLC)77047802
040			_aDLC _cDLC
050			_aRA649 _b.E53 2008
245		0	_aEncyclopedia of plague and pestilence : _bfrom ancient times to the present / _cGeorge Childs Kohn, editor.
260			_aNew York : _bFacts On File, _cc2008.
300			_axiv, 529 p. : _bill., maps _c29 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 491-509) and index.
520			_aTraces the history of infectious diseases from the Philistine plague of the 11th centurt B.C. to the recent SARS and avian influenza scares and offers international coverage of of epidemic diseases. Provides concise descriptions of more than 720 epidemics, listed alphabetically by location of the outbreak. Each detailed entry includes when and where a particular epidemic began, how and why it happened, who it affected, how it spread and ran its course, and its outcome and significance. Contains further readings, numerous cross-references, illustrative drawings and photographs, and maps, in addition to a bibliography, time line, general index, and subject indexes by diease and geographical area.
650			_aEpidemics _924531
700			_aKohn, George C. _9101252
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