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Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today

Ch. 1. Introduction: our debt to disease

Ch. 2. Where did our diseases come from?

Ch. 3. Transmission, overcrowding, and virulence

Virulence and the spread of disease

Infectious and noninfectious disease

Many diseases become milder with time

Development of genetic resistance to disease

Hunting and gathering

How do microorganisms become dangerous?

Ch. 4. Water, sewers, and empires

Ch. 5. Meat and vegetables

Ch. 6. Pestilence and warfare

Ch. 7. Venereal disease and sexual behavior

Ch. 8. Religion and tradition: health below or heaven above?

Ch. 9. Manpower and slavery

Ch. 10. Urbanization and democracy

Ch. 11. Emerging diseases and the future

Further reading

Financial Times Press

Allies and Enemies: How the World Depends on Bacteria

It Takes a Genome: How a Clash Between Our Genes and Modern Life Is Making Us Sick

Chips, Clones, and Living Beyond 100: How Far Will the Biosciences Take Us?

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3. Transmission, overcrowding, and virulence

Virulence and the spread of disease

Infectious and noninfectious disease

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