The plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease
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- ISBN: 9781982165338
- ISBN: 1982165332
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Malthus's ultimate weapon -- Civilization and the rise of infection -- Trade merges disease pools -- Pestilence conquers -- The exclusion instinct -- Cleaning up -- Salvation by needle -- It's good to get closer -- The revenge of infection? -- Abusing our best defenses -- Flattening the plague cycle -- Conclusion: Humanity's greatest victory. |
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Subject: | Epidemics History Communicable diseases History Diseases and history Sociological aspects Communicable diseases Epidemics |
Genre: | History. |
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Homer Public Library | 614.49 KEN (Text) | 000160139 | Nonfiction | Available | - |