The atlas of disease : mapping deadly epidemics and contagion from the plague to the coronavirus

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The atlas of disease : mapping deadly epidemics and contagion from the plague to the coronavirus

Sandra Hempel

White Lion Publishing, c2020

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Behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discovery and its place in history. The Atlas of Disease is the first book to tell these stories in a new an innovative way, interweaving new maps with contemporary illustrations to chart some of the world's most deadly pandemics and epidemics. In The Atlas of Disease, Sandra Hempel reveals how maps have uncovered insightful information about the history of disease, from the seventeenth century plague maps that revealed the radical idea that diseases might be carried and spread by humans, to cholera maps in the 1800s showing the disease was carried by water, right up to the AIDs epidemic in the 1980s and the recent devastating ebola outbreak. Diseases covered: Airborne: Diphtheria; Influenza; Leprosy; Measles; Scarlet Fever; SARS; Smallpox; Tuberculosis (TB) Waterborne: Cholera; Dysentery; Typhoid Insects and Animals: Malaria; Plague; Typhus; Yellow Fever; Zika Human to Human: Polio; Ebola; HIV and AIDS; Syphilis Crucially, The Atlas of Disease will also explore how cartographic techniques have been used to combat epidemics by revealing previously hidden patterns. These discoveries have changed the course of history, affected human evolution, stimulated advances in medicine and saved countless lives.

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Introduction SECTION 1: AIRBORNE Diphtheria Influenza Leprosy Measles Scarlet Fever SARS Smallpox Tuberculosis (TB) SECTION 2: WATERBORNE Cholera Dysentery Typhoid SECTION 3: INSECTS AND ANIMALS Malaria Plague Typhus Yellow Fever Zika SECTION 4: HUMAN TO HUMAN Polio Ebola HIV and AIDS Syphilis Index Credits

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