In Which We Consider the Birth, Childhood and Adolescence of Typhus
Author(s)
Zinsser, Hans
Abstract
The classic chronicle of the impact disease and plagues have had on history and society over the past half-millennium. Intriguingly fascinating and entertaining reading for anyone who is interested in how society copes with catastrophe and pain. The chapter constructs the history of Typhus, the circumstances of its birth and adolescence to understand the adult state of the virus at which it acquired epidemic propensities, and became a powerful factor in the history of humankind.
