V.P. Sergiyev, N.A. Malyshiv, I.D. Drynov. Infectious Diseases and Civilization. Past, Present, and Future. Moscow, 2000, 207 p.

The monograph provides a holistic view of the combined evolution of infectious disease agents and the human being, representation of infections in religions and epic literature of various peoples of the world, and the impact of epidemics on the outcomes of wars and the death of civilizations. The book includes description and analysis of the current state of infectious disease dissemination, the forecast of the state of infections at the beginning of the 21st century. The monograph reviews the issues of the cause-and-effect relations of oncological and cardiovascular diseases with infectious disease agents.

The book is intended for a wide circle of physicians, epidemiologists, infection disease doctors, medical students, historians, philosophers, and various groups of population interested in the issues of medicine, history, religion, and further development of the civilization.

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