Epidemics and the Modern World

Contents
Images
Figures and Maps
Science Focus Boxes and Workshops
Preface and Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Introduction
	Disease, Epidemics, and Their Historians
	The Plan for This Book—and How to Read It
	A Note About Primary Sources
1 Bubonic Plague and the Modern State
	Etiology and Early History
	The Black Death and Its Aftermath
	Plague, Quarantine, and Public Health in Early Modern Europe
	The Global Spread of Plague
	Conclusion
2 Sex, Gender, and the Pox of Many Names
	The Etiology of the Pox and the “columbian Exchange”
	The Renaissance Debate over Contagion and Cures
	The Pox, Prostitution, and Morality in Early Modern Europe
	Syphilis and Its Treatments After 1850
	Syphilis, Colonization, and Global War
	Conclusion
3 Smallpox and American Catastrophe
	Etiology and Early History
	Smallpox and Social Upheaval in the Americas
	From Inoculation to Vaccination
	Vaccination, Adaptation, and Resistance
	From Vaccination to Eradication
	Conclusion
4 Yellow Fever, Race, and the Era of Revolution
	Etiology and Early History
	Paradise Found: Mosquitoes on the Tropical Plantation
	Disease in the Era of Revolution, 1775–1825
	Trade, Imperialism, and Yellow Fever
	The Roots of Tropical Medicine
	Disease, Race, and US Imperialism in the Caribbean
	Conclusion
5 Cholera and the Industrial City
	Etiology and Early History
	Cholera and Industrial London
	The New Science of Microbes
	Cholera and International Politics
	Pandemic Without End? Cholera in the Non-western World
	Conclusion
6 Tuberculosis, Social Control, and Self-control
	Etiology
	A New World of Germs
	The Healthy Citizen and the Healthy State, 1880–1920
	Prevention and Treatment in the Twentieth Century
	The Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance
	Conclusion
7 Rinderpest, Imperialism, and Ecological Upheaval
	Etiology and Early History
	Rinderpest in Early Modern Europe
	The Time of Ciinna: Cattle Disease, Social Collapse, and Colonization, 1885–1905
	Social Disruption and Environmental Upheaval
	The Legacy of Tropical Medicine
	Rinderpest Eradication
	Conclusion
8 Influenza 1918—one Pandemic, Many Experiences
	Etiology and Early History
	Influenza in 1918–1919
	The Influenza Pandemic’s Legacy
	Conclusion
9 Malaria and Modern Landscapes
	Etiology
	Malaria, the Ancient Disease
	Malaria, the Colonial Disease
	Malaria, the Vector-borne Disease
	Conclusion
10 Illness, Disability, and the Struggle for Inclusion
	Etiology and Early History
	Therapy Debates and the Vaccine Quest
	The Global Challenge of Eradication
	Polio, People with Disabilities, and a “splendid Deception”
	Conclusion
11 The Faces of HIV/AIDS
	Etiology
	Chasing an Unknown Disease
	Seeking the Origins of Hiv/aids
	Hiv/aids Around the World
	The Advent of Azt and Haart
	Conclusion
Bibliography of Workshop Texts
Glossary
Suggested Reading
Image Credits
Index