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100 1 Bollyky, Thomas J.,|eauthor.
245 10 Plagues and the paradox of progress :|bwhy the world Is
getting healthier in worrisome ways /|cThomas J. Bollyky.
264 1 Cambridge, MA :|bThe MIT Press,|c[2018]
300 xvi, 259 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-241) and
index.
505 0 How the world starts getting better. Death, disease, and
the fall of prehistoric man. The path to better health in
wealthier nations. A better world begins as a more unequal
one -- Diseases of conquest and colony. The colonial and
military roots of global health. The path to better health
in poorer nations. Death and demography. The legacy of
ebola. The difference that health aid makes -- Diseases of
childhood. A child survival revolution. China's other
great leap forward. Is healthier wealthier? The
(potential) dividends of demography. Sunny in Nairobi,
with a chance of storms. Cell phones, not factories. The
perils of youth -- Diseases of settlement. Cholera and the
white death. A simple solution. Poor world cities. The
perils of growing naturally. Climate and the environment.
The Tunis effect. Returning to Dhaka -- Diseases of place.
The growth industry in Agadez, Niger. People, not just
potatoes. Migration as the history of disease. The world
is getting better in worrisome ways -- The exoneration of
William H. Stewart. Confronting the complex of multiple
causation. The role of aid in adapting to the decline of
infectious diseases. The myth of the good epidemic.
520 Plagues and parasites have played a central role in world
affairs, shaping the evolution of the modern state, the
growth of cities, and the disparate fortunes of national
economies. This book tells that story, but it is not about
the resurgence of pestilence. It is the story of its
decline. For the first time in recorded history, virus,
bacteria, and other infectious diseases are not the
leading cause of death or disability in any region of the
world. People are living longer, and fewer mothers are
giving birth to many children in the hopes that some might
survive. And yet, the news is not all good. Recent
reductions in infectious disease have not been accompanied
by the same improvements in income, job opportunities, and
governance that occurred with these changes in wealthier
countries decades ago. There have also been unintended
consequences. In this book, Thomas Bollyky explores the
paradox in our fight against infectious disease: the world
is getting healthier in ways that should make us worry.
650 0 Public health|xSocial aspects.
650 0 World health.
650 7 World health.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01181338
650 7 Public health|xSocial aspects.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01082307
650 12 Global Health|xtrends.
650 22 Communicable Diseases|xhistory.
650 22 Disease Eradication.
650 22 Noncommunicable Diseases.
650 22 Health Status Disparities|xtrends.
650 22 Socioeconomic Factors.
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