Plagues and peoples
McNeill, W.H.
Plagues and peoples - New York Anchor Books 1998 - 365p.
Reveals the effect that infectious disease has had on man, that is, how it has impacted and changed the course of human history. Discusses the influence of AIDS on modern-day times. Examines the political, demographic and psychological effects of disease on the human race from prehistory to the present. Explores several issues such as the human capability for changing natural balances, and the limitation of those balances, including the remarkable landmarks of the shifting balance between human hosts and infectious organisms.
0-385-12122-9
Plague|Infection|Humans|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
RA 649 .M3 1998
Plagues and peoples - New York Anchor Books 1998 - 365p.
Reveals the effect that infectious disease has had on man, that is, how it has impacted and changed the course of human history. Discusses the influence of AIDS on modern-day times. Examines the political, demographic and psychological effects of disease on the human race from prehistory to the present. Explores several issues such as the human capability for changing natural balances, and the limitation of those balances, including the remarkable landmarks of the shifting balance between human hosts and infectious organisms.
0-385-12122-9
Plague|Infection|Humans|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
RA 649 .M3 1998