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Author Mitchell, Piers D., author

Title Parasites in past civilizations and their impact upon health / Piers D. Mitchell
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023

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Contents Near Eastern Civilizations -- Ancient Egypt and Nubia -- The Prehistoric Peoples of Europe -- The Roman World -- Medieval Europe -- East Asian Civilizations -- North American Indigenous Peoples -- South and Central American Civilizations -- Parasites, Migrations and Epidemics
Summary "With its broad focus ranging from medicine to history, this book provides a solid historical understanding of how the nature of past cultures and civilisations affects human risk of disease. For readers fascinated by ancient societies and past civilizations as well as those intrigued by the health of our ancestors"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Parasitic diseases -- History
Parasitic diseases -- Social aspects
Civilization -- History.
Parasites -- History
Parasitic Diseases -- history
Host-Parasite Interactions
Parasites
History of Medicine
Civilization.
Parasites.
Parasitic diseases.
Parasitic diseases -- Social aspects.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023000044
ISBN 9780511732386
0511732384