Deadly Truth A History of Disease in America

Name: Deadly Truth A History of Disease in America
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ISBN: 9780674017573

ISBN-10: 0674017579

ISBN-13: 9780674017573

Edition: 2002

Authors: Gerald N. Grob

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The Deadly Truth chronicles the complex interactions between disease and the peoples of America from the pre-Columbian world to the present. Grob's ultimate lesson is stark but valuable: there can be no final victory over disease. The world in which we live undergoes constant change, which in turn creates novel risks to human health and life. We conquer particular diseases, but others always arise in their stead. In a powerful challenge to our tendency to see disease as unnatural and its virtual elimination as a real possibility, Grob asserts the undeniable biological persistence of disease. Diseases ranging from malaria to cancer have shaped the social landscape--sometimes through brief,…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/31/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.83" wide x 8.86" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Gerald N. Grob is the Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus at Rutgers University.



Preface


Prologue



The Pre-Columbians



New Diseases in the Americas



Colonies of Sickness



The Promise of Enlightened Health



Threats to Urban Health



Expanding America, Declining Health



Threats of Industry



Stopping the Spread of Infection



The Discovery of Chronic Illness



No Final Victory


Notes


Index