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This book traces the social and environmental determinants of human infectious diseases from the Neolithic to the present day. Despite recent high profile disco

From the bubonic plague to theoretical pathogens on other worlds, a sweeping look at the past, present, and future of mass infections—and how we battle them.

Down the ages, war epidemics have decimated the fighting strength of armies, caused the suspension and cancellation of military operations, and have brought hav

How the very fact of being human makes us vulnerable to pandemics—and gives us the power to save ourselves. The COVID-19 pandemic won’t be our last—becaus

This book provides readers with information on the factors underlying the emergence of infectious diseases originating in animals and spreading to people. The O