
Deadly Companions
How Microbes Shaped Our History
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Jennifer M. Dixon
Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows that one cannot be truly understood without the other.
Beginning with a dramatic account of the SARS pandemic at the start of the 21st century, she takes us back in time to follow the interlinked history of microbes and man, taking an up-to-date look at ancient plagues and epidemics, and identifying key changes in the way humans have lived - such as our move from hunter-gatherer to farmer to city-dweller - which made us vulnerable to microbe attack.
Showing how we live our lives today - with increasing crowding and air travel - puts us once again at risk, Crawford asks whether we might ever conquer microbes completely, or whether we need to take a more microbe-centric view of the world. Among the possible answers, one thing becomes clear: that for generations to come, our deadly companions will continue to shape human history.
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A bit about the narrator. She brought Crawford's research to life with clarity of speech and proper emphasis without over dramatized the subject matter. The reader will find that there was no fluctuations of voice required with this topic.
It's pretty cool, too, that Crawford borrowed from an Anthony Fauci quote the title of her book.
Absolutely fascinating! To understand our current Covid-19 pandemic this book is a MUST read!!
Fantastic writing, research and narration!
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This needs you to pay attention
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Facinating read in the midst of COVID-19
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Great info.
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The narration was good, once it was sped up slightly.
Read Get Well Soon instead
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