A history of infectious diseases and the microbial world / Lois N. Magner.
| Author/creator | Magner, Lois N., 1943- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009. |
| Description | xxiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Healing society--disease, medicine, and history, 1933-5938 Healing society--disease, medicine, and history. ^A1048221 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-217) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008051885 |
| ISBN | 9780275995041 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0275995046 (alk. paper) |