Our Debt to Disease

Cultural and Genetic Consequences of Epidemic Infectious Diseases

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Author: David P. Clark ISBN: 9780131388369
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: March 31, 2010
Imprint: FT Press Language: English
Author: David P. Clark
ISBN: 9780131388369
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: March 31, 2010
Imprint: FT Press
Language: English

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Available in print and digital formats.

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Is there a “good” side to epidemics? It all depends on how you look at it…

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The way epidemics have intervened in history shows that disease is not uniformly negative. An epidemic’s long-term outcome may be quite complex. Whether we regard any particular outcome as “good” or “bad” depends partly on whose side we are on and partly on the relative weight we give to short-term versus long-term effects.

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This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today (9780137019960) by David P. Clark. Available in print and digital formats.

¿

Is there a “good” side to epidemics? It all depends on how you look at it…

¿

The way epidemics have intervened in history shows that disease is not uniformly negative. An epidemic’s long-term outcome may be quite complex. Whether we regard any particular outcome as “good” or “bad” depends partly on whose side we are on and partly on the relative weight we give to short-term versus long-term effects.

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