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Parasites in past civilizations and their impact upon health
Author
Title
Parasites in past civilizations and their impact upon health / Piers D. Mitchell.
ISBN
9780511732386
9781107000773
Publication
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Also issued in print: 2023.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 13, 2023).
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Summary
Parasites have been infecting humans throughout our evolution. When complex societies developed, the greater population density provided new opportunities for parasites to spread. In this interdisciplinary volume, the author brings his expertise in medicine, archaeology and history to explore the contribution of parasites in causing flourishing past civilisations to falter and decline. By using cutting edge methods, Mitchell presents the evidence for parasites that infected the peoples of key ancient civilisations across the world in order to understand their impact upon those populations.
Variant and related titles
Cambridge core frontlist 2023.
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Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 01, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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