Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the course of North American History

by Ian R. Tizard BVMS, PhD, ACVM (Hons), DSc (Hons), Jeffrey M.B. Musser

Overview

Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North American History presents medical history as it pertains to the major infectious diseases of North America. The book is designed to provide an interesting and engaging introduction to microbiology, immunology and epidemiology. With the advent of COVID-19, this book will serve as a reference on the history of previous epidemics. The book presents pandemics in an easy-to-read volume and provides concise chapters on the history of a disease, progression of understanding on the pathogen (agent of the disease), and their social ramifications through the history of North America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323989251
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/20/2022
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

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.

Table of Contents

1. Infectious Diseases and their Causes
2. Immunity and Recovery from Infectious Diseases
3. Diseases among the First Inhabitants
4. Tuberculosis – Another Ancient Disease
5. Syphilis and the Columbian Exchange
6. Malaria – 1492
7. Smallpox – 1519
8. Measles – 1537
9. Typhoid and Typhus – 1607
10. Yellow Fever – 1647
11. Cholera – 1832
12. Poliomyelitis – 1841
13. Disease and the Civil War
14. Plague and San Francisco – 1900
15. Influenza – 1918
16. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome – 1981
17. Panic and Neglect – 2000-2018
18. Another Respiratory Coronavirus; Covid-19 – 2020

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A historical and scientific description of the major infectious and parasitic diseases that have affected the peoples of North America