Great illnesses and diseases of the greats. How diseases influenced the course of history
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Diseases, epidemics and the work of doctors who tried to fight them are an integral part of world history. They influenced the actions of key political figures, changed people's everyday life and habits, and were reflected in great works of art. How did the sudden death of Alexander the Great in Babylon change the course of history? What does President Roosevelt's illness have to do with the U.S. Constitution? What "French disease" has plagued the world for more than 400 years?
The author of this book, a German physician and historian, takes you on a fascinating tour of health-related watershed events in the history of the Western world. You will learn in which cases the disease, having struck a key historical figure, decided the fate of states, how epidemics have changed society and what mistakes were made by doctors of the past, not realizing their consequences.
The author of this book, a German physician and historian, takes you on a fascinating tour of health-related watershed events in the history of the Western world. You will learn in which cases the disease, having struck a key historical figure, decided the fate of states, how epidemics have changed society and what mistakes were made by doctors of the past, not realizing their consequences.
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