This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. When Germs Travel: Six Major Epidemics That Have Invaded America and the Fears They Have Unleashed. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random House, Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network. Markel and more from Penguin Random House, Editor's Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Get more updates from Howard Markel from his author site. Learn about Author Central. He explains why this approach never worked, and makes clear that it is useless in today’s world of bustling international travel and porous borders.

His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and The New England Journal of Medicine.

This is a well-written book about the sociology and politics of public health, xenophobia, and epidemics. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Please try again.

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018. Still, the relative lack of knowledge about germs has led to massive prejudice against a variety of ethnic groups including Eastern Europeans and Mexicans. When Germs Travel: Six major epidemics that have invaded America since 1900 and the fears they have unleashed is informative, but the writing is not as good, or as engaging as his book An Anatomy of Addiction.

Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Germs did major damage to the Native American population but have had smaller effects on the USA in the past 200+ years as a nation.

Howard Markel is the George E. Wantz Professor of the History of Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan, where he directs the Center for the History of Medicine. Welcome back. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2014, I was somewhat disappointed by this book.
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Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, professor of psychiatry, and director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. His wonderful ability to apply detail to large scale events makes for a great read. “Even if threats like Asian flu and bioterrorism don’t keep you up at night, this 2004 chronicle of epidemics in America is worth reading purely for the historical dramas it relates.” —Jonathan Cohn. HOWARD MARKEL, M.D., Ph.D., is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

See search results for this author. Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2020, I was a little disappointed the book had sharpie markings on the side so I regret trying to trust that I can buy the product used, Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017, a tad narrow but interesting case studies, Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.

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Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Diseases that have plagued human beings since ancient times still exist, new maladies make their way into the headlines, we are faced with vaccine shortages, and the threat of germ warfare has reemerged as a worldwide threat. “Such elusive puzzles recall the historian's basic dilemma: the absence of evidence does not always signify evidence of absence. A member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Markel lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In this riveting account, medical historian Howard Markel takes an eye-opening look at the fragility of the American public health system. : East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. and When Germs Travel. HOWARD MARKEL, M.D., Ph.D., is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan.His books include Quarantine!, When Germs Travel, and An Anatomy of Addiction. The book outlines well the etiology of several outbreaks, the emotional responses in the community at the time, the sometimes effective and sometimes extreme responses of fledgling medical knowledge, and the effects of all of these on those who lived during these times. Something went wrong.
His books include the award- winning Quarantine! He is the author of the award-winning. Read the Book Behind the Showtime Limited Series, Ina Garten's Latest Cozy and Delicious Recipes, Discover the Prologue to Jodi Picoult's Poignant New Novel, Audiobooks Read By Your Favorite Celebrities, Chilling Audiobooks for a Haunting Halloween. Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2015.

Error rating book. His books include Quarantine!, When Germs Travel, and An Anatomy of Addiction. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. : East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892, Practical Pediatrician: The A to Z Guide to Your Child's Health, Behavior, and Safety, Literatim: Essays at the Intersections of Medicine and Culture, The Portable Pediatrician (The Secrets Series), The What, How, and Why of Your Child's Health, The Midnight Meal and Other Essays About Doctors, Patients, and Medicine, An Anatomy Of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, And The Miracle Drug Cocaine. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try your request again later. Overall, I enjoyed this read, but I don’t know if I would recommend it.

Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Please try again later. Refresh and try again. These subjects are of great relevance today, not just in history, and we can learn from the horrible examples of the past.. Overall the style is uninspired, its a library book... hoping it wasn't taken without permission.

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HOWARD MARKEL, M.D., Ph.D., is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, and director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan.His books include Quarantine!, When Germs Travel, and An Anatomy of Addiction.

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