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Author Crawford, Dorothy H.

Title Deadly companions : how microbes shaped our history / Dorothy H. Crawford.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  614.49 C899D    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-240) and index.
Contents List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. How it all began -- 2. Our microbial inheritance -- 3. Microbes jump species -- 4. Crowds, filth and poverty -- 5. Microbes go global -- 6. Famine and devastation -- 7. Deadly companions revealed -- 8. The fight back -- Conclusion : Living together -- Glossary -- Notes and references -- Further reading -- Index.
Subject Epidemics -- History.
Infection -- History.
Communicable diseases -- History.
Diseases and history.
Communicable Diseases -- history.
Bacterial Infections -- history.
Disease Outbreaks -- history.
Parasitic Diseases -- history.
Virus Diseases -- history.
ISBN 9780192807199 alkaline paper
0192807196 alkaline paper
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