Why Diseases Have Always Been Humanity's Shadow
Hey there, imagine this: we've sent rockets to other planets, but tiny microbes still keep us on our toes. As the world gets more connected, bugs hitch rides across borders easier than ever, stirring up worries in every corner. Time and again, we've seen how outbreaks can flip economies and politics upside down, pushing us to adapt in tough ways. Think about recent foes like COVID-19, SARS, Ebola, or even the flu strains – getting a grip on their stories is key to shaking off the anxiety they bring.
Take something like malaria – it turned sacred journeys into hotbeds for outbreaks, spreading misery far and wide. Then there's cholera, which loves jumping on modern travel networks to claim new territories without a second thought. And don't get me started on bird flu; it's putting the squeeze on those massive farms where animals are packed tight, forcing a rethink on how we raise our food.
Way back, our tree-dwelling primate relatives dealt with constant irritations from parasites like fleas and lice. When early humans dropped to the savannas, they battled sleeping sickness amid the endless grasses. Once folks settled into farming life, things like schistosomiasis sapped their strength in those early villages. Trade routes between continents let smallpox sneak in with merchants, quietly setting up shop in untouched lands. The mighty Mongol forces, charging across vast areas, unwittingly carried the plague through Europe and Asia. Colonizers from the West used accidental disease spread, especially smallpox, to tip the scales in their favor during expansions. Fast-forward to the machine age, and all that speedy transport turned our planet into one big stew of potential infections.
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Plagues and Peoples The Impact of Infectious Diseases on Human History 共 66 人評分 (66 ratings) Author: William H. McNeill Translator: Yang Yuling Publisher: Commonwealth Publishing
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# Preface:
This is the twenty-third book I've finished reading this year. I bought this book along with a book about vaccines, but it's actually a book from 1975. It has compiled a lot of information about the impact of plagues and epidemics on human culture after years of research.
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