Twelve Diseases That Changed Our Worl..., Irwin W. Sherman
Twelve Diseases That Changed Our Worl..., Irwin W. Sherman
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Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World

Author: Irwin W. Sherman

Narrator: Chris Sorensen

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/27/2021


Synopsis

This book covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals.

● Chronicles the ways disease outbreaks shaped traditions and institutions of Western civilization.

● Explains the effects, causes, and outcomes from past epidemics.

● Describes a dozen diseases to show how disease control either was achieved or failed.

● Makes clear the interrelationship between diseases and history.

● Presents material in a compelling, clear, and jargon-free prose for a wide audience.

● Provides a picture of the best practices for dealing with disease outbreaks.

About Irwin W. Sherman

Irwin W. Sherman, professor emeritus at the University of California (Riverside), is a visiting professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego. His laboratory research centered on the biochemistry of malaria parasites and resulted in more than 150 scholarly papers. Dr. Sherman wrote Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World and several books that share his expertise in malaria prevention and treatment.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cgcang

Dünyamızı Değiştiren On İki Hastalık, dünya tarihinde mikropların ve salgınların yerine odaklanan bir kitap. Hastalıklarla doğrudan ilintili olarak bölümlenmiş ve belirli bir kalıba bağlı kalarak on iki hastalık ile bunların tarihe etkileri açıklanmış. COVID-19 salgını başladığında konuyla ilgilenmi......more

Goodreads review by Safa

Insanlik tarihine yon vermis bir duzine hastaligin kokenleri, yayilimi, klinik ozellikleri, toplumsal etkileri, ve donemin akademik ve toplumsal tartismalari, ayrica asilama, kemoterapi gibi kavramlari da oldukca sade, tarihsel gelisimlerine uygun olarak akici bir dille aktariyor.......more

Goodreads review by Koray

Kitap ölümcül hastalıklardan bahsetmesine rağmen okunması eğlenceli bir kitaptı. Özellikle HIV virüsünün bulaşma prensibi üzerine faydalı bilgiler edindim. PORFİRİ Porfiri, alyuvarlarımıza renk veren ve kan akciğerler­den geçerken oksijen moleküllerini yakalayan hemoglobin pigmentinin, vücut tara......more

Goodreads review by Gail

Fascinating. A blend of history, research and medicine. I loved it. Don’t be put off with some of the tricky parts of chapters describing disease process. It condenses complex subjects into a nutshell. Even though the book was published in 2007, it is still very relevant today especially in view of......more

Goodreads review by Lucas

I didn’t read this whole book for my class just to not get credit on goodreads 🤷......more