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Barcode30293101900681
LocationClark County
Call No614.49 Kenn
TitleThe plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease / Charles Kenny.
AuthorKenny, Charles. author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ2
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293101900681614.49 Kenn5/4/2021 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781982165338 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 1982165332 (hardcover)
Personal Name Kenny, Charles. author.
Title Statement The plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease / Charles Kenny.
Edition Statement First Scribner hardcover edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2021.
Physical Description xiv, 304 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.
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.
Summary, Etc. 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.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Epidemics History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Communicable diseases History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Diseases and history Sociological aspects.

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