Relying on a wide range of domestic and foreign studies on the general history, the history of epidemics, the history of medicine, the history of culture and social history, the author reconstructs the global history of epidemics from ancient times to the present day. The book provides an analysis of the impact of intercivilization contacts and globalization processes, shows the role of economic, demographic and cultural factors in the spread of infectious and non-infectious diseases both within local societies and on a planetary scale.