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Global Health and Disease

Adam Walton delves into three books exploring global health and disease.

Adam Walton delves into three books exploring global health and disease.

‘A History of the World in Six Plagues’ by Dr Edna Bonhomme covers everything from cholera to covid-19 and describes the role that confinement has played in fostering and hindering epidemics throughout history.

‘The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Animals Sick’ by Liz Kalaugher asks how we can stop the spread of wildlife diseases.

Plus, ‘Thinking Small and Large: How Microbes Made and Can Save Our World’ by Peter Forbes shines a light on the health of the Earth itself.

Produced by Stuart Russell.

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29 minutes

Last on

Sun 8 Jun 2025 06:30

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  • Wed 4 Jun 2025 06:31
  • Sun 8 Jun 2025 06:30

Adam Walton

Adam Walton

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