II. Epidemic Diseases and Human Populations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF TABLES ix
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xi
5. PREFACE xvii
6. I. Introduction 1
7. II. Epidemic Diseases and Human Populations 16
8. III. The Japanese Sources 33
9. IV. Smallpox: The Most Terrible Minister of Death 61
10. V. Measles: An Epidemiological Puzzle 108
11. VI. Dysentery and Cholera: Early and Late Arrivals 145
12. VII. Epidemics and Famine 173
13. VIII. Conclusions 188
14. GLOSSARY 209
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 211
16. INDEX 219
17. Backmatter 225