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100 1 a| Aberth, John,d| 1963-=| ^A1059839;

245 14 a| The first horseman :b| disease in human history /c| John Aberth.;

300 a| xii, 177 pages :b| illustrations, map ;c| 23 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Connections : key themes in world history;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The types and causes of disease -- The impact of disease -- Disease and the historian -- The spread of diseases -- Disease and society -- A Eurasian pandemic : the black death in Europe and the Middle East, 1347-1350 -- The origins of the black death -- What was the black death? -- The black death as a social force -- The spread of the black death -- The mortality rate of the black death -- A turning point in history? -- Contemporary views of the black death --;

505 0 a| The impact of the black death -- American holocaust : smallpox in the Americas, 1518-1670 -- The demographic impact of new diseases in the Americas -- Smallpox : its early history and manifestations -- Defenses against smallpox -- The arrival of smallpox in the Americas -- The impact of new diseases upon American Indians -- The native populations of the Americas -- Epidemics : intentional genocide or unintended consequences? --;

505 0 a| The impact of disease on native culture -- Disease and the birth of modern medicine : bubonic and pneumonic plague in India and China, 1896-1921 -- The plague breaks out in India -- The British Raj's response -- The black death and the Indian plague -- Evidence collection and analysis -- Initial colonial policy and native resistance -- New policies -- Lessons learned -- The plague breaks out in Manchuria --;

505 0 a| Governmental response -- A modern plague : AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1982 to the present -- The AIDS victims of Sub-Saharan Africa -- The disease's characteristics -- Search for a vaccine and effective therapies -- The origin of AIDS -- Disease transmission -- AIDS as a social construct -- The impact of AIDS -- AIDS compared with past pandemics -- The extraordinary aspects of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Making connections.;

541 1 3| Laupus-a| E. Daniel Shingleton Public Health Collection;

650 12 a| Communicable Diseasesx| history.=| ^A919565;

650 12 a| Disease Outbreaksx| history.=| ^A919052;

650 22 a| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromex| history.=| ^A929256;

650 22 a| Communicable Disease Controlx| history.=| ^A920287;

650 22 a| Plaguex| history.=| ^A919857;

650 22 a| Smallpoxx| history.=| ^A922682;

650 2 a| History of Medicine.=| ^A917891;

650 2 a| History, Medieval.=| ^A942876;

650 2 a| History, Early Modern 1451-1600.=| ^A944535;

650 2 a| History, Modern 1601-=| ^A941827;

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The first horseman : disease in human history / John Aberth.

Author/creator	Aberth, John, 1963-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, ©2007.
Description	xii, 177 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Communicable Diseases--history. Disease Outbreaks--history. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--history. Communicable Disease Control--history. Plague--history. Smallpox--history. History of Medicine. History, Medieval. History, Early Modern 1451-1600. History, Modern 1601-

Series	Connections : key themes in world history Connections (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) UNAUTHORIZED
Contents	The types and causes of disease -- The impact of disease -- Disease and the historian -- The spread of diseases -- Disease and society -- A Eurasian pandemic : the black death in Europe and the Middle East, 1347-1350 -- The origins of the black death -- What was the black death? -- The black death as a social force -- The spread of the black death -- The mortality rate of the black death -- A turning point in history? -- Contemporary views of the black death --
Contents	The impact of the black death -- American holocaust : smallpox in the Americas, 1518-1670 -- The demographic impact of new diseases in the Americas -- Smallpox : its early history and manifestations -- Defenses against smallpox -- The arrival of smallpox in the Americas -- The impact of new diseases upon American Indians -- The native populations of the Americas -- Epidemics : intentional genocide or unintended consequences? --
Contents	The impact of disease on native culture -- Disease and the birth of modern medicine : bubonic and pneumonic plague in India and China, 1896-1921 -- The plague breaks out in India -- The British Raj's response -- The black death and the Indian plague -- Evidence collection and analysis -- Initial colonial policy and native resistance -- New policies -- Lessons learned -- The plague breaks out in Manchuria --
Contents	Governmental response -- A modern plague : AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1982 to the present -- The AIDS victims of Sub-Saharan Africa -- The disease's characteristics -- Search for a vaccine and effective therapies -- The origin of AIDS -- Disease transmission -- AIDS as a social construct -- The impact of AIDS -- AIDS compared with past pandemics -- The extraordinary aspects of AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Making connections.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- E. Daniel Shingleton Public Health Collection
LCCN	2006003601
ISBN	0131893416
ISBN	9780131893412

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