A history of infectious diseases and the microbial world / Lois N. Magner.

  • Magner, Lois N., 1943-
Date:
2009
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Publication/Creation

Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 2009.

Physical description

xxiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-217) and index.

Contents

Disease and history : an overview -- Miasma, contagion, and the germ theory of disease -- Microbiology and the foundations of modern surgery and therapy -- Viruses and viral diseases -- Sanitary reform, public health, and the battle against filth and epidemic diseases -- The art and science of preventing and controlling epidemic diseases -- Emerging infectious diseases -- Biological weapons and bioterrorism -- Infectious agents and new concepts : from chronic diseases to the microbiome.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780275995041
  • 0275995046