The Plague Cycle
The Unending War Between Humanity and Infectious Disease
New York : Scribner, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description: xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
This history of mankind's battles against infectious diseases looks at how epidemics shaped empires and economies and how medical revolutions freed us from these cycles until new threats caused by changes in global trade and climate.
Subjects:
Epidemics -- History.
Communicable diseases -- History.
Diseases and history -- Sociological aspects.
Epidemics -- History.
Communicable diseases -- History.
Diseases and history -- Sociological aspects.
ISBN:
9781982165338
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Outbreak Ken | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index.