A plague on mankind

A plague on mankind

Last port: The city of Marseille suffered the last major outbreak of the second plague pandemic in Europe in spite of sophisticated quarantine procedures. After heavy casualties, the epidemic was confi ned to this area and died down there. This contemporary engraving is by the artist Michel Serre (1658–1733), who distinguished himself in the city’s response to the disaster. (Photo: Robert Valet...

MANKIND: A General Description

In this paper we present an outline of the MANKIND project: MANKIND is an acronym for Multimedia Applied to Networked Knowledge-transfer Introduces New Dimensions. It is an ambitious undertaking that combines know-how obtained through extensive research and efforts in network based training and education with work on digital libraries and the development of the advanced WWW server system Hyperw...

A Treatise on Plague

We have no hesitation in recommending this Treatise on Plague by Dr. W. J. Simpson as the most complete and comprehensive volume dealing with the subject which has yet seen the light. The book lias been written at the request of the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press with the object of bringing within a modern compass the principal facts concerning plague from its historical, epidemiolog...

A Treatise on Plague

son, m it.c.s.i. London : Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ld., 1901. Price 7s. Gd. It is somewhat remarkable that, though five years have now passed since the present pandemic of plague first made its appearance at Bombay, no book on the subject lias hitherto appeared based upon Indian experience. Reports written by medical officers, civilians, and even military officers we have had in abundance, but ...

A victory for all mankind