How Long to Read Plagues and Epidemics

How Long Does it Take to Read Plagues and Epidemics?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 25 minutes to read Plagues and Epidemics by D. Ann Herring

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Until recently, plagues were thought to belong in the ancient past. Now there are deep worries about global pandemics. This book presents views from anthropology about this much publicized and complex problem. The authors take us to places where epidemics are erupting, waning, or gone, and to other places where they have not yet arrived, but where a frightening story line is already in place. They explore public health bureaucracies and political arenas where the power lies to make decisions about what is, and is not, an epidemic. They look back into global history to uncover disease trends and look ahead to a future of expanding plagues within the context of climate change. The chapters are written from a range of perspectives, from the science of modeling epidemics to the social science of understanding them. Patterns emerge when people are engulfed by diseases labeled as epidemics but which have the hallmarks of plague. There are cycles of shame and blame, stigma, isolation of the sick, fear of contagion, and end-of-the-world scenarios. Plague, it would seem, is still among us.

How long is Plagues and Epidemics?

Plagues and Epidemics by D. Ann Herring is 317 pages long, and a total of 81,469 words.

This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Plagues and Epidemics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 25 minutes to read Plagues and Epidemics aloud.

What Reading Level is Plagues and Epidemics?

Plagues and Epidemics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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