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Disease: The Story of Disease and Mankind's Continuing Struggle Against It
Essays on 50 key diseases, plagues and epidemics function both as self contained mini histories of individual diseases and as part of a larger narrative chronicling the history of medicine. Includes timelines, boxed features on significant medical breakthroughs, fascinating case histories, anecdotes and medical curiosities. Contains 150 color photographs.
Hardcover, 255 pages
Published
February 28th 2008
by Quercus
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Huge glossy lavishly-illustrated coffee-table book (for the Addams Family's coffee table, I think). It gets five stars just for being such a physically attractive publication.
The book is subdivided into four sections for Viral, Bacterial, Parasitic and Lifestyle diseases, and each of the 30-odd diseases gets at least a couple of double-page spreads so that a reader can dip in and browse. There are supporting blocks of background information, and plentiful quotes. The writing isn't terribly in-d...more
The book is subdivided into four sections for Viral, Bacterial, Parasitic and Lifestyle diseases, and each of the 30-odd diseases gets at least a couple of double-page spreads so that a reader can dip in and browse. There are supporting blocks of background information, and plentiful quotes. The writing isn't terribly in-d...more
If you can get past the school textbook-style layout of this book, you'll find an intriguing history of the human battle against diseases old and new. Time and time again, we are reminded that many of the ailments we in the Western world have ascribed to antiquity are actually still dreaded killers in many other parts of the world.
One comes away from this book with the sense that simply imposing basic sanitation has done as much or more to combat the spread of disease as our scientific studies....more
One comes away from this book with the sense that simply imposing basic sanitation has done as much or more to combat the spread of disease as our scientific studies....more
This book is clear and easy to read. It really has been an excellent bedtime read.
Such a great read if you are interested in this topic. This is the book that made me realize I wanted to go into microbiology/epidemiology and not pharmacy. Great pictures, great history and facts about each disease. So easy and interesting to read :)
I read this book instead of studying for my physics finals. I loved the story of Typhoid Mary! This book covers "popular" diseases very thoroughly but in an easily understandable manner. It includes timelines and lots of art.
Miki got this at the book store for some light reading and since it was lying around I had to pick it up. Very interesting historical information regarding the diseases that have affected the world and some great information on the advances of medicine. I only wish that there was more pictures of what the diseases actually look like (is that morbid?) But sometimes the discriptions made it difficult for me to picture in my mind what it was even talking about and some of them just sound too simila...more
Great reference book with good pictures and interesting facts to share, especially if you teach a class that deals with these diseases.
Essays on 50 key diseases, plagues and epidemics function both as self contained mini histories of individual diseases and as part of a larger narrative chronicling the history of medicine. Includes timelines, boxed features on significant medical breakthroughs, fascinating case histories, anecdotes and medical curiosities. Contains 150 color photographs.
Makes for GREAT lunchtime reading. ;)
I am loving this book!!!
Very interesting read. It was good to get an overview of each disease and fascinating to learn some of the history, yet it was an accessible presentation of the information and not overwhelming in the least. Good visuals as well!
Epidemiologist candy! Sad that it's not more comprehensive, but the details on each disease are nicely compiled and presented. Love the many illustrations!
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