Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World by Irwin W. Sherman

Late blight, which spawned a wave of immigration that changed the politics of the United States.Porphyria and hemophilia, which influenced the political fortunes of England, Germany, Russia and the United States.In the book, Sherman argues that the following dozen diseases shaped history and illuminated the paths taken in finding measures to control them: “My purpose in writing this book is to show that, despite the challenges which an unanticipated illness may place before us, the future is not without hope or remedy.” “The recent pandemics of SARS and HIV/AIDS clearly show that our lives, as well as the political and economic fortunes of the developed world and that of emerging nations, can be influenced by the appearance of a contagious disease,” Sherman said. Sherman selected the diseases based on how humans have survived the onslaught of “plagues,” many of which led to the introduction of public health measures and other interventions aimed at stemming the spread of diseases. Sherman’s Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World (American Society for Microbiology Press, 2007), which is written for the general reader, focuses on a dozen diseases that greatly influenced society, politics and culture. This, in a nutshell, is the message of a new book by a professor emeritus of biology at the University of California, Riverside. – Understanding past outbreaks of diseases can better prepare us for diseases in our future. OL4635362W Page_number_confidence 92.80 Pages 238 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20221023033411 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 820 Scandate 20221003121748 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781555814663 Sent_to_scribe Tts_version 5.RIVERSIDE, Calif. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 00:01:03 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40729204 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World by Irwin W. Sherman