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The plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease / Charles Kenny.

by Kenny, Charles.

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Scribner, 2021.

Epidemics -- History.

Communicable diseases -- History.

Diseases and history -- Economical aspects.

9781982165338 (hc.)

xiv, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index.

"A vividly narrated, thought-provoking account of mankind's persistent - and ultimately successful - battles with infectious disease, from the struggles of early civilization to the stunning victories of the twentieth century to the challenges of our pandemic-threatened present. For five thousand years, the size and vitality of cities, economies, and empires were determined by disease. Striking humanity in waves, the plague cycle set the tempo of civilizational growth and decline. In teh past two centuries, unprecedented technological and medical revolutions have finally allowed humanity to fee itself from the grip of epidemic cycles, giving rise to an urbanized, globalized, and unimaginably wealthy modern world. But a planet of prosperous, interconnected cities is more at risk than ever to newly emerging plagues. Greater global cooperation toward sustainable health -- such as the international efforts to harves a Covid-19 vaccine -- is vital, with millions of lives and trillions dollars at stake. A colorful history, "The Plague Cycle" reveals the relationship between civilization, globalization, prosperity, and infectious disease over the past five millennia. It harnesses that history -- along with insights from ecomomics and public health -- to weave together the story of man's attempts to defeat microbes." -- Jacket.

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