The plague cycle: the unending war between humanity and infectious disease
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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.
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Kenny, C. (2021). The plague cycle: the unending war between humanity and infectious disease. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York, NY, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kenny, Charles. 2021. The Plague Cycle: The Unending War between Humanity and Infectious Disease. New York, NY, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kenny, Charles, The Plague Cycle: The Unending War between Humanity and Infectious Disease. New York, NY, Scribner, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kenny, Charles. The Plague Cycle: The Unending War between Humanity and Infectious Disease. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York, NY, Scribner, 2021.
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505 | 0 | |a 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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