A Short History of Disease

Plagues, Poxes and Civilisations

Sean Martin

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Pocketessentials
01 August 2022

History; Social & cultural history; Public health & preventive medicine; History of medicine; Diseases & disorders

This second edition contains an afterword on COVID-19, looking at the origins and nature of the virus, and how governments across the globe dealt with the most serious public health emergency in a century.

A Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and geographical evolution of infectious and non-infectious diseases, from their prehistoric origins to the present. It offers a comprehensive guide to ailments and the medicines developed to combat them. Analysing case studies

including the Black Death, Spanish Flu, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer, and Ebola

Sean Martin maps the growth of our understanding of disease.

The book offers a fascinating insight into an important area of social history, providing an accessible introduction to disease and the ongoing quest to protect human health.

'Martin isn't joking when he calls this a history of disease. He goes right back to the earliest bacteria to evolve on the primordial Earth, long before there was anything around to infect. The path they take from there is the kind of story you might wish you'd learned in school science lessons...

A consistently interesting, clearly told book bringing many diverse threads together in one place.' -Herald Scotland

By: Sean Martin
Imprint: Pocketessentials
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780857304155
ISBN 10: 0857304151
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sean Martin is a writer, poet and filmmaker. He is the author of The Knights Templar, The Cathars, The Gnostics, The Black Death, Alchemy and Alchemists, A Short History of Disease and, for Kamera Books, Andrei Tarkovsky and New Waves in Cinema. His films include Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas & the Secret History of Cinema ('a fine documentary' - Guardian), Folie a Deux, and a series of documentaries on Tarkovsky: Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev: A Journey and The Dream in the Mirror.

Reviews for A Short History of Disease: Plagues, Poxes and Civilisations

""Martin isn't joking when he calls this a history of disease. He goes right back to the earliest bacteria to evolve on the primordial Earth, long before there was anything around to infect. The path they take from there is the kind of story you might wish you'd learned in school science lessons. . . . A consistently interesting, clearly told book bringing many diverse threads together in one place."" --Herald Scotland