Parasites in past civilizations and their impact upon health:

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 co...

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Beteilige Person: Mitchell, Piers D.
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511732386
Zusammenfassung: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.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (173 Seiten) Illustrationen
Zielpublikum:Specialized.
ISBN:9780511732386