LEADER 03011nam 22004813 450 001 9910886378003321 005 20240418201230.0 010 $a1-78914-506-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6935356 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6935356 035 $a(CKB)21418124100041 035 $a(BIP)083602973 035 $a(OCoLC)1305913271 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921418124100041 100 $a20220325d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDuel Without End $eMankind's Battle with Microbes /$fStig S. Frøland ; translated by John Irons 210 1$aLondon :$cReaktion Books, Limited,$d[2022] 210 4$d©2022. 215 $a1 online resource (633 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 311 08$aPrint version: øland, Stig S. Duel Without End London : Reaktion Books, Limited,c2022 9781789145052 327 $aPrologue: the invisible enemy -- The duellists -- The third factor: ecology and the environment -- A bird's-eye view of the history of human infection -- Major epidemics and pandemics: examples from history -- Mysterious epidemics in history -- The contribution made by epidemics to the fall of empires -- New infections, new challenges -- When microbes are used as weapons -- Homo sapiens strikes back -- New challenges from the microbes -- and possible countermeasures -- Epilogue: the never-ending duel. 330 8 $a"From the bubonic plague to theoretical pathogens on other worlds, a sweeping look at the past, present, and future of mass infections-and how we battle them. In this panoramic and up-to-date account, we learn how the Black Death, smallpox, the 1918 influenza pandemic, and other great epidemics have not only led to enormous suffering and mass death but have also contributed to the fall of empires and changed the course of history. We also discover how new infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 emerge-and how we wage war against them. Humanity has struck back at the microbes: antibiotics and new vaccines have saved millions of lives. But the battle with these relentless, silent enemies is far from won. We face increasing threats from new and unavoidable pandemics, antibiotic resistance, and even potential extraterrestrial microbes. Duel Without End is a fascinating journey through the long history of infection, from the dawn of life to humanity's future exploration of deep space"--$cPublisher's description. 606 $aEpidemics$xHistory 606 $aCommunicable diseases$xHistory 606 $aMicrobiology$xHistory 615 0$aEpidemics$xHistory. 615 0$aCommunicable diseases$xHistory. 615 0$aMicrobiology$xHistory. 676 $a614.49 700 $aFrøland$b Stig S.$01769957 701 $aIrons$b John$01769958 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910886378003321 996 $aDuel Without End$94245511 997 $aUNINA