Epidemic Brief History--The Great Destructive Power of the Minor Role: The Great Destructive Power of the Minor Role

Author: Zhang Tiankan
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: When medieval plague struck, humanity paid the price of tens of millions of lives. The tiny influenza virus, through the frequent movement and interaction of people during wartime, sent over 20 million people to their graves. Smallpox left behind not the horror of bodies strewn across the land, but the agonizing "pocks" on the faces and bodies of patients. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or prion disease, is not just the consequence of industrialization; it reflects a cruel way of life in human history—a relic of cannibalism, where the bloody and ruthless Ebola stands as a demon of modern society. The HIV virus is more like a silent vampire; when you are emaciated and at the brink of death, you may not even realize that HIV has been lurking in your body for a long time. SARS has created the greatest panic today. This book will take you back through these disasters in human history, allowing you to feel the most primal weapons of nature, as well as the unyielding struggle of human civilization.