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Contents
Major Pandemics in History 4
Introduction 5
Learning the Lessons of Past Pandemics
Chapter One 9
Pandemic Diseases in the Ancient Era
Chapte Two 17
The Black Death Devastates EuropeThe Black Death Devastates Europe
Chapter Three 26
Conquest and Disease: The Columbian Plagues
Chapter Four 34
Infl uenza Sweeps the World
Chapter Five 43
Polio: Shock Disease of the Modern Age
Chapter Six 51
The Ongoing Search for an HIV/AIDS Cure
Chapter Seven 60
The Latest Global Pandemic: COVID-19
Source Notes 68
For Further Research 73
Index 76
Picture Credits 79
About the Author 80
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