Description |
xix, 283 p. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : our debt to disease -- Where did our diseases come from? -- Transmission, overcrowding, and virulence -- Water, sewers, and empires -- Meat and vegetables -- Pestilence and warfare -- Venereal disease and sexual behavior -- Religi |
Subject |
Diseases and history.
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Epidemics.
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Civilization.
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Human evolution.
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Human genetics.
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Added Title |
Germs, genes, and civilization |
ISBN |
9780137019960 |
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0137019963 |
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