| Description |
xii, 324 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. The delicate balance between life and death -- 2. The penumbra of disease -- 3. The worst of times -- 4. Four tales from the New Decameron -- 5. Was the Indian plague actually plague, and if not why not? -- 6. Cholera, the Black One -- 7. A cleverer pathogen -- 8. An ague very violent -- 9. Syphilis and the Faustian bargain -- 10. AIDS and the future of plagues -- 11. Safety in diversity -- 12. Why so many diseases? -- Glossary |
| Summary |
Tells of the origins, biology, and destiny of such scourges of the human race as bubonic plague, malaria, typhoid, cholera, syphilis and AIDS |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Diseases -- History.
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Epidemics -- History.
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Plague -- History.
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| ISBN |
0002556111 |
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