- Additional Authors
- Larsen, Clark Spencer.
- Description
- 1 online resource : illustrations, map.
- Summary
- "Through an unprecedented multidisciplinary and global approach, this book documents the dramatic 7,000-year history of leprosy using bioarchaeological, clinical, and historical information from a wide variety of contexts, dispelling many longstanding myths about the disease"--
- Series Statement
- Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past: local, regional, and global perspectives
- Uniform Title
- Leprosy (Online)
- Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past.
- Alternative Title
- Leprosy (Online)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Electronic books.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Contents
- The Biology of Leprosy Bacteria and How They Are Transmitted to Humans -- How Leprosy Affects the Human Body -- Past and Present Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis -- The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy -- The Bioarchaeological Evidence of Leprosy -- Reconstructing the Origin, Evolution, and History of Leprosy -- Conclusions: A Future for Leprosy; Clinical and Bioarchaeological Perspectives
- ISBN
- 9781683402251
- 9781683401841 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2020016827
- OCLC
- ssj0002404290
- Author
Roberts, Charlotte A.
- Title
Leprosy [electronic resource] : past and present / Charlotte A. Roberts ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen.
- Imprint
Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2020]
- Series
Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past: local, regional, and global perspectives
Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Larsen, Clark Spencer.
- Other Form:
Print version: Roberts, Charlotte A.. Leprosy Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2020] 9781683401841 (DLC) 2020016826