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008			210309s2021 nyua e b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781982165338 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1982165332 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1231455768 _z(OCoLC)1162988204 _z(OCoLC)1200762968
060			_aWA11.1 _b.K46 2021
100	1		_aKenny, Charles.
245	1	4	_aThe plague cycle : _bthe unending war between humanity and infectious disease / _cCharles Kenny.
250			_a1st Scribner hardcover ed.
260			_aNew York : _bScribner, _c2021.
300			_axiv, 304 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 241-290) and index.
505	0		_aMalthus'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.
520			_aThis 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.
650		4	_aEpidemics _xHistory.
650		4	_aCommunicable diseases _xHistory.
650		4	_aDiseases and history _xSociological aspects.
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast
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