
Great American Diseases
Their Effects on the course of North American History
- 1st Edition - January 11, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Ian R. Tizard, Jeffrey M.B. Musser
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 9 2 5 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 9 2 6 - 8
Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History presents medical history as it pertains to the major infectious diseases of North America. The book i… Read more
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- Focuses on the major infectious and parasitic diseases of North America
- Provides historical and scientific information in an easy-to-digest volume
- Includes an introduction to the basic science of bacteriology, virology, immunology and epidemiology
Medical professionals, Immunologists, Epidemiologists, Biomedical Science students, Premedical and pre-nursing students; Interested laypersons, Medical historians
1. Infectious Diseases and their Causes
2. Immunity and Recovery from Infectious Diseases
3. Diseases among the First Inhabitants
4. Tuberculosis – Another Ancient Disease
5. Syphilis and the Columbian Exchange
6. Malaria – 1492
7. Smallpox – 1519
8. Measles – 1537
9. Typhoid and Typhus – 1607
10. Yellow Fever – 1647
11. Cholera – 1832
12. Poliomyelitis – 1841
13. Disease and the Civil War
14. Plague and San Francisco – 1900
15. Influenza – 1918
16. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome – 1981
17. Panic and Neglect – 2000-2018
18. Another Respiratory Coronavirus; Covid-19 – 2020
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 11, 2022
- No. of pages (Paperback): 400
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323989251
- eBook ISBN: 9780323989268
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Ian R. Tizard
Ian R. Tizard, BVMS, BSc, PhD, DSc (Hons), DACVM, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Immunology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center at Texas A &M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in Immunology. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, where he remained as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Dr. Tizard wrote the first standardized textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text, now in its 11th edition, is used worldwide, and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines.
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