Man and Microbes: Disease and Plagues in History and Modern Times - Paperback

by Arno Karlen (Author)

From Simon & Schuster, Man and Microbes respected science writer Arno Karlen presents a dramatic panorama of the natural history of disease.

Man and Microbes makes clear that infection is a natural and necessary part of life. It shows how the search for food, shelter, and a safer, more prosperous life has altered the environment, changed the dance of adaptation between humans and microbes, and generated new diseases

Author Biography

Arno Chanoch Karlen was a poet, psychoanalyst, and popular science writer.