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Jonathan Kennedy teaches politics and global health at Queen Mary University of London. He has a PhD in sociology from the University of Cambridge.

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Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

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“Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice.”
― Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

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“There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when it is a deliberate policy choice.”
― Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

tags: cynicism, disease, fatalism, hope

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“it has been estimated that viruses account for 30 percent of all genetic mutations since our species’ divergence from chimpanzees.[25]”
― Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

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