Murderous Contagion

A Human History of Disease

Mary Dobson

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English

Quercus
10 March 2015

History; Social & cultural history; History of medicine; History of science

Disease is the true serial killer of human history: the horrors of bubonic plague, cholera, syphilis, smallpox, tuberculosis and the like have claimed more lives and caused more misery than the depredations of warfare, famine and natural disasters combined.

Murderous Contagion tells the compelling and at times unbearably moving story of the devastating impact of diseases on humankind - from the Black Death of the 14th century to the Spanish flu of 1918-19 and the AIDS epidemic of the modern era. In this book Mary Dobson also relates the endeavours of physicians and scientists to understand and identify the causes of diseases and find ways of preventing them.

This is a timely and revelatory work of popular history by a writer whose knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, her subject shines through her every word.

By: Mary Dobson
Imprint: Quercus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 44mm
Weight: 487g
ISBN: 9781782069430
ISBN 10: 1782069437
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 10 March 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/QuercusPublishing/Mary_Dobson.jpg

Mary Dobson is an historian of medicine and an expert in the history of tropical and infectious diseases. She is the author of numerous books and articles ranging from academic titles to popular science and history, including Disease: The Extraordinary Stories Behind History's Deadliest Killers (Quercus). She has held a number of prestigious Research Fellowships and was Director of the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine and Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford.

Reviews for Murderous Contagion: A Human History of Disease

'This is an amazing book ... written in clear and concise chapters and free of scientific jargon ... lively and easily understandable essays' Western Daily Press. Western Daily Press