University Press returns with another short and captivating book - a brief history of pandemics.
Pandemics have reshaped societies in profound ways for thousands of years. Hundreds of millions of people have died. Empires have fallen. Governments have crumbled. Generations have been annihilated.
The modern, globalized, hyper-connected world - with billions of people traveling billions of miles every year - makes it easier than ever for diseases to spread. But it also presents scientists and health professionals with new technologies, new ways to collaborate, and new ways to fight back against those diseases.
This short book provides an abbreviated, gripping account of the causes, events, effects, and human victories of the worst pandemics in world history - a version that you can read in about an hour.
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