Great American Diseases

Their Effects on the Course of North American History
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-31404-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 662 g

Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History, Second Edition covers significant disease epidemics that have shaped North American history, from the arrival of Smallpox with the first Europeans to the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes an introduction to the basic science of diseases, the history of vaccination in the Americas, and discussions on various diseases and their pathogens. The text concludes with a chapter on notable animal disease outbreaks. Delving deeper, the book provides engaging chapters on the societal impacts of epidemics and the evolution of medical responses.

It presents a fascinating intersection of microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology enriched with contemporary outbreak examples and educational resources for biomedical students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tizard, Ian R

Musser, Jeffrey M B

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Infectious diseases and their causes
2. Immunity and recovery from infectious diseases
3. A history of vaccination in the americas
4. Diseases among the first inhabitants
5. Syphilis and the columbian exchange
6. Tuberculosis - another ancient disease
7. Malaria - 1492
8. Smallpox 1517
9. Measles - 1537
10. Typhoid and typhus - 1607
11. Yellow fever - 1647
12. Cholera - 1832
13. Poliomyelitis - 1841
14. The civil war -1861-1864
15. Plague and san francisco - 1900
16. Influenza - 1918
17. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome - 1981
18. Panic and neglect -2000- 2018
19. Covid-19 - 2020
20. Notable animal disease outbreaks

Über Autor(innen)

Tizard, Ian R
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.

Musser, Jeffrey M B
Dr. Jeffrey M.B. Musser is a Clinical Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology. His research includes dairy production medicine, mastitis prevention and control, and quality milk production; pharmacokinetics in exotic and food animals and drug residue prevention; vaccine investigation; and viral diseases of sheep, goats, and birds. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Virginia Tech and his PhD from North Carolina State University. He teaches Biomedical Microbiology and Great Diseases at the undergraduate level and Veterinary Microbiology in the professional school. Dr. Musser has received recognition and awards for his teaching, which have included the Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award, the Distinguished Achievement University-level Teaching Award, the Distinguished Achievement College-level Teaching Award, and the International Study Abroad Education Programs Award.