| Edition |
Revised and updated edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The origin of disease -- Extraterrestrial origins -- Spontaneous generation -- Evolution of life -- 2. Germs and disease : a brief history -- Witchcraft, retribution, and the humor of it all -- Seeing the invisible -- A milkmaid's tale -- Chance favors the prepared mind -- A sheepish situation -- Mad dogs and Frenchmen -- Doctors of death -- That nasty little German -- 3. Magic bullets -- The first chemotherapy -- The first antibiotic -- The first wonder drug -- The miracle mold -- A miracle from the soil -- Back to the future -- 4. The white death -- Captain of the men of death -- Winning the battle -- Losing the war -- 5. New kids on the block -- Lyme disease : getting ticked off -- The flesh eaters -- Legionnaires' disease : opportunity knocks -- 6. The virus -- The discovery of viruses -- How do viruses work -- Acute viral infections -- Persistent viral infections -- Our immune system and autoimmunity -- Origin of viruses -- Viruses as agents of genetic change -- Beyond the virus, the prion -- The gathering storm, emerging viruses -- 7. Emerging viruses -- Marburg -- Ebola -- Lassa -- Hantavirus -- Dengue -- West Nile virus -- Why viruses emerge -- 8. Common viruses that kill -- Influenza -- The swine flu scare of 1976 -- The ABCs of hepatitis -- Poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) -- Measles -- 9. Parasites that kill -- Protozoa -- Flatworms -- Roundworms -- Parasitic fungi : a fungus among us -- 10. AIDs -- A new disease emerges -- Searching for the cause -- Testing for AIDs -- Anatomy of a virus -- Prevention -- Treatment -- Where did HIV come from -- What lies ahead -- 11. Bioterrorism -- The nations -- The germs -- Bioterrorism today. |
| Subject |
Communicable diseases.
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Medical microbiology.
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Communicable Diseases.
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Bacterial Infections.
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging.
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Parasitic Diseases.
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Virus Diseases.
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| Added Author |
Zimmerman, David J.
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| ISBN |
0071409262 alkaline paper |
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