01510cam a2200289Ii 4500 on1231455768 OCoLC ta 210309s2021 nyua e b 001 0 eng d 9781982165338 (hardcover) 1982165332 (hardcover) (OCoLC)1231455768 (OCoLC)1162988204 (OCoLC)1200762968 WA11.1 .K46 2021 Kenny, Charles. The plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease / Charles Kenny. 1st Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2021. xiv, 304 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index. 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. 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. Epidemics History. Communicable diseases History. Diseases and history Sociological aspects. History. fast nlm BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 WA11.1 .K46 2021 PNLIB21060649 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 835 835