Table of Contents: Biology of plagues :

Main Author:	Scott, Susan, 1953-
Other Authors:	Duncan, C. J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Epidemics. Epidemics > History > 16th century. > Europe Epidemics > History > 17th century. > Europe Black Death > Europe. Plague. Disease Outbreaks > history. History, 16th Century. History, 17th Century. Plague > history. Black Death. MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment. MEDICAL > Epidemiology. Histoire du 16ème siècle > Europe. Histoire du 17ème siècle > Europe. Infectieziekten. Epidemieën. Modellen. Épidémies > Histoire. > Europe Peste noire. Peste > Europe. Epidemie. Geschichte. Pest. Europe. Europa.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Epidemiological concepts
3. The biology of bubonic plague
4. The Great Pestilence
5. Case study: the plague at Penrith in 1597-98
6. Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England
7. Plagues in the 16th century in northern England: a metapopulation study
8. Plagues in London in the 17th century
9. Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century
10. Plague at Eyam in 1665-66: a case study
11. Continental Europe during the third age of plagues: a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics
12. The plague at Marseilles, 1720-22: an outbreak of bubonic plague?
13. Conclusions.