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From this highly informative book, rich in historical examples
and anecdotes, one realizes that an endless war is still raging
between microbes and men. The stories recounted here remind
us of the past eras when both, the rich and poor paid heavily
for infectious diseases and consequently had a much shorter
life expectancy than us. Scores of epidemics have left their
mark on world history and often altered its course…