Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-236) and index.
Early civilisations -- Rome -- Plague : Justinian's plague -- Plague : the Black Death -- Plague : the Bombay plague -- Malaria -- Yellow fever -- Smallpox -- Typhus -- Cholera -- Influenza.
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Surveys the principal epidemics in all countries from biblical times almost to the present, in each case discussing the origins of the outbreak, the symptons, the mortality rate, and the social and economic effects.