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Confronting contagion : our evolving understanding of disease /
"Throughout history, mankind's working theories regarding the cause of infectious disease have shifted drastically, as cultures developed their philosophic, religious, and scientific beliefs. Plagues that were originally attributed to the wrath of the gods were later described as having no...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, England ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Throughout history, mankind's working theories regarding the cause of infectious disease have shifted drastically, as cultures developed their philosophic, religious, and scientific beliefs. Plagues that were originally attributed to the wrath of the gods were later described as having nothing to do with them, though the cause continued to be a mystery. As centuries passed, medical and religious theorists proposed reasons such as poor air quality or the configuration of the planets as causes for the spread of disease. In every instance, in order to understand the origin of a disease theory during a specific period of history, one must understand that culture's metaphysical beliefs."--Page 2 of cover |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (376 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199356362 019935636X 0199356351 9780199356355 9781322027654 132202765X 0199356378 9780199356379 |