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Fascinating though disturbing, this book will intrigue anyone interested in the history of medicine. As the title suggests, it deals with some very serious events, and is intended for a mature reader.
Did you know that modern day vaccinations were adapted from a practice called Variolization, which was used for centuries in the Far East, the Middle East, and Africa? In the Chinese version, dried smallpox scabs were blown up the patient’s nose with a tube, causing a mild case of the disease. The patient had a fifty-fifty chance of death, but if they survived, they were immune for life.
Read How Tiny Microbes Play a Huge Role in Human History
Diseases don't affect just one person's life-- sometimes they change the world. With meticulous research and vivid illustrations, acclaimed author Bryn Barnard reveals how the Black Plague ended the Feudal system in Medieval Europe, how Yellow Fever ended the slave trade in early America, how Cholera paved the way for modern Manhattan, plus many other surprisingly powerful ways diseases have impacted our destiny.
Hardcover; 408 pages.
4803 - Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History - $17.95