Name: The Pandemic Century
Author: Honigsbaum, Mark

Beschreibung

The Pandemic Century

A History of Global Contagion from the Spanish Flu to Covid-19

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year The most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. von Honigsbaum, Mark

Produktdetails

Einband:

Kartoniert

Seitenzahl:

357

Erschienen:

2020-06-04

Sprache:

Englisch

EAN:

9780753558287

ISBN:

0753558289

Verlag:

Random House UK Ltd

Gewicht:

267 g

Auflage:

Verwandte Sachgebiete:

Allgemeinmedizin

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Über den Autor

Honigsbaum, Mark

Mark Honigsbaum is a medical historian, journalist, and author of five books including The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris and The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria. He hosts the podcast series, 'Going Viral: The Mother of all Pandemics', marking the centenary of the 1918 influenza pandemic. His TED-ED animation, 'How Pandemics Spread', has been viewed more than 2.75 million times. He is a former chief reporter of the Observer and holds a PhD in medical history. He is currently a lecturer at City University, London.