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Plague's Progress: A Social History of Man and Disease

Arno Karlen

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Description:The Black Death and smallpox are behind us, the age of antibiotics and organ transplants is here. Yet a tide of new epidemics is rising around the world; AIDS, Lyme disease and 'mad cow' disease are just a few of dozens that have appeared in recent decades. Where do these new diseases come from, and why now?In this startling, lucid book, biohistorian Arno Karlen explains this plague of plagues. He shows that waves of new diseases have happened before, at crucial times in human history, when people dramatically changed their lives and environment. Today, by radically altering our landscape, technology and lifestyles, we again invite new epidemics. Travel and trade are making the world a global village for microbes, and even new medical technology is creating new infections. There is cause for alarm, but not despair. Our ancestors survived such crises, and now so must we. As this book shows, the first step is understanding how, from prehistory until today, men and microbes have been in an intimate dance of mutual adaptation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Plague's Progress: A Social History of Man and Disease. To get started finding Plague's Progress: A Social History of Man and Disease, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 266

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Orion

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ISBN: 0575061359

Description: The Black Death and smallpox are behind us, the age of antibiotics and organ transplants is here. Yet a tide of new epidemics is rising around the world; AIDS, Lyme disease and 'mad cow' disease are just a few of dozens that have appeared in recent decades. Where do these new diseases come from, and why now?In this startling, lucid book, biohistorian Arno Karlen explains this plague of plagues. He shows that waves of new diseases have happened before, at crucial times in human history, when people dramatically changed their lives and environment. Today, by radically altering our landscape, technology and lifestyles, we again invite new epidemics. Travel and trade are making the world a global village for microbes, and even new medical technology is creating new infections. There is cause for alarm, but not despair. Our ancestors survived such crises, and now so must we. As this book shows, the first step is understanding how, from prehistory until today, men and microbes have been in an intimate dance of mutual adaptation.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Plague's Progress: A Social History of Man and Disease. To get started finding Plague's Progress: A Social History of Man and Disease, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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