Kenny, Charles. <br/><br/>
The plague cycle :  the unending war between humanity and infectious disease / 
Charles Kenny. 
 - 1st Scribner hardcover ed. 
 - New York :   Scribner,   2021. 
 - xiv, 304 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index. 
<br/><br/>Malthus's ultimate weapon -- Civilization and the rise of infection -- Trade merges disease pools -- Pestilence conquers -- The exclusion instinct -- Cleaning up -- Salvation by needle -- It's good to get closer -- The revenge of infection? -- Abusing our best defenses -- Flattening the plague cycle -- Conclusion: Humanity's greatest victory. 
<br/><br/> This history of mankind's battles against infectious diseases looks at how epidemics shaped empires and economies and how medical revolutions freed us from these cycles until new threats caused by changes in global trade and climate. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781982165338 1982165332 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Epidemics--History.<br/>Communicable diseases--History.<br/>Diseases and history --Sociological aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WA11.1  / .K46 2021