Pathogenesis : how germs made history /
by Kennedy, Jonathan.
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BookPublisher: London : Torva, 2023Description: 384 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781911709053 (hbk.) :; 1911709054 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 616.909 KENSubject(s): Communicable diseases -- History | Health and Fitness | Health and Wellbeing | General & world history | Anthropology | Clinical & internal medicine | Infectious & contagious diseases | Popular scienceSummary: Humans did not make history - we played host. This humbling and revelatory book shows how infectious disease has shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | 616.909 KEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 04/04/2024 | 003115486X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Humans did not make history - we played host. This humbling and revelatory book shows how infectious disease has shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam.
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