Island Epidemics (Hardcover)

Ever since Charles Darwin landed on the Galápagos islands in September 1835, small islands have had a special place in scientific history. In Island Epidemics, the authors show that the complex warfare of invasion and extinction observed by Darwin for plants and animals applies with equal force to human diseases. A world picture is presented of diseases, which range from the familiar (influenza and German measles) to the exotic (kuru and tsutsugamushi), and islands which range in remoteness from the accessible United Kingdom to the inaccessible Tristan da Cunha and Easter Island. A theme of the book is the way in which technical developments over the last 150 years, notably in vaccination and transport, have affected the ways in which waves of epidemic diseases circle around the globe.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series
Release date:	April 2000
Authors:	Andrew Cliff (Professor of Theoretical Geography, University of Cambridge, and Fellow) • Peter Haggett (Emeritus Professor of Urban and Regional Geography) • Matthew Smallman-Raynor (Lecturer in Geography)
Dimensions:	242 x 164 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	586
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-828895-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-828895-6
Barcode:	9780198288954

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