"First published as Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2012."
Includes bibliographical references and index
Smallpox, 1713/1893: ’There are no people left, only stones’ -- Plague, 1901/1907: ’The dreaded disorder’ -- Spanish flu, 1918/1919: ’It threatens the existence of the entire race’ -- Poliomyelitis, 1918/1963: ’The middle-class plague’ -- HIV/AIDS, 1982/ : ’A catastrophe in slow motion’ -- Conclusion.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries