Description
Discover the compelling journey through time with 'A Short History of Disease,' a meticulously researched exploration of both infectious and non-infectious diseases. This gripping second edition features a timely afterword addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, examining its origins and the varied governmental responses to this significant global health crisis.
In this enlightening book, author Sean Martin delves into the historical and geographical development of ailments, offering insights into how humanity has battled diseases from prehistoric times to the modern era. With an engaging narrative, readers will explore pivotal case studies such as the Black Death, Spanish Flu, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer, and Ebola, showcasing the evolution of public health and medicine.
'A Short History of Disease' serves as both a comprehensive guide to diseases and an accessible introduction into the ongoing struggle to safeguard public health. This essential read provides valuable perspectives on our understanding of disease, making it a perfect resource for those intrigued by medical history, public health, and the social impacts of disease.
Grab your copy now and enrich your knowledge of an important aspect of human history. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857304155
Year: 2022
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857304155
Year: 2022
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Description:
This second edition contains an afterword on COVID-19, looking at the origins and nature of the virus, and how governments across the globe dealt with the most serious public health emergency in a century.
A Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and geographical evolution of infectious and non-infectious diseases, from their prehistoric origins to the present. It offers a comprehensive guide to ailments and the medicines developed to combat them. Analysing case studies – including the Black Death, Spanish Flu, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer, and Ebola – Sean Martin maps the growth of our understanding of disease.
The book offers a fascinating insight into an important area of social history, providing an accessible introduction to disease and the ongoing quest to protect human health.
'Martin isn’t joking when he calls this a history of disease. He goes right back to the earliest bacteria to evolve on the primordial Earth, long before there was anything around to infect. The path they take from there is the kind of story you might wish you’d learned in school science lessons...A consistently interesting, clearly told book bringing many diverse threads together in one place.' —Herald Scotland
In this enlightening book, author Sean Martin delves into the historical and geographical development of ailments, offering insights into how humanity has battled diseases from prehistoric times to the modern era. With an engaging narrative, readers will explore pivotal case studies such as the Black Death, Spanish Flu, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer, and Ebola, showcasing the evolution of public health and medicine.
'A Short History of Disease' serves as both a comprehensive guide to diseases and an accessible introduction into the ongoing struggle to safeguard public health. This essential read provides valuable perspectives on our understanding of disease, making it a perfect resource for those intrigued by medical history, public health, and the social impacts of disease.
Grab your copy now and enrich your knowledge of an important aspect of human history. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857304155
Year: 2022
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780857304155
Year: 2022
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Description:
This second edition contains an afterword on COVID-19, looking at the origins and nature of the virus, and how governments across the globe dealt with the most serious public health emergency in a century.
A Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and geographical evolution of infectious and non-infectious diseases, from their prehistoric origins to the present. It offers a comprehensive guide to ailments and the medicines developed to combat them. Analysing case studies – including the Black Death, Spanish Flu, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer, and Ebola – Sean Martin maps the growth of our understanding of disease.
The book offers a fascinating insight into an important area of social history, providing an accessible introduction to disease and the ongoing quest to protect human health.
'Martin isn’t joking when he calls this a history of disease. He goes right back to the earliest bacteria to evolve on the primordial Earth, long before there was anything around to infect. The path they take from there is the kind of story you might wish you’d learned in school science lessons...A consistently interesting, clearly told book bringing many diverse threads together in one place.' —Herald Scotland