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The Pandemic Century - A History of Contagion in 10 Outbreaks

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Informationen zum Autor Mark Honigsbaum is a medical historian, journalist, and author of five books including The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris and The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria . He hosts the podcast series, 'Going Viral: The Mother of all Pandemics', marking the centenary of the 1918 influenza pandemic. His TED-ED animation, ‘How Pandemics Spread’, has been viewed more than 2.75 million times. He is a former chief reporter of the Observer and holds a PhD in medical history. He is currently a lecturer at City University, London. Klappentext A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Zusammenfassung A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease.

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Authors Mark Honigsbaum
Publisher Allen Lane
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 04.06.2020
 
EAN 9780753558287
ISBN 978-0-7535-5828-7
No. of pages 320
Dimensions 128 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
Subjects Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General
Non-fiction book

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine

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