Author:
Reperant, Leslie Anne Paulette, 1980- author.
ImprintBaltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
Descriptionx, 507 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Note:Preface -- Part I. On the Origin of Plagues -- Parasites, Pathogens and the Tree of Life -- The Red Queen and the Court Jester -- Heirlooms and Souvenirs -- New Alliances and Painful Scars -- Part II. The Ghosts of Plagues Past -- Medieval Outcasts -- Cryptic Plagues -- Disease Conquests -- Conquering Diseases -- Part III. Emergence -- Heavy Harvests -- Going Global -- Tipping Points -- Epilogue: One Health and the Mad Hatter.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-485) and index.
Note:"This book invites the reader to explore the chains of improbable events that can mold a long unknown pathogen into an agent of distress and tragedy for humanity."-- Provided by publisher.
