PathogenesisHumans did not make history we played host. This major new history of the world, a Radio 4 Book of the Week, has had unanimous praise from critics and readers alike. This humbling and revelatory book shows how infectious disease has shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam. How did the Black Death lead to the birth of capitalism? And how