For thousands of years, humans had sought medicines with which they could defeat contagion, and they had slowly, painstakingly, won a few battles: some vaccines to ward off disease, a handful of antitoxins. A drug or two was available that could stop parasitic diseases once they hit, tropical maladies like malaria and sleeping sickness. But the great killers of Europe, North America, and most of Asia--pneumonia, plague, tuberculosis, diphtheria, cholera, meningitis--were causednot by parasites but by bacteria, much smaller, far different microorganisms. By 1931, nothing on earth could stop a bacterial infection once it started. . . .
But all that was about to change. . . . --from "The Demon Under the Microscope"
"From the Hardcover edition."
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For thousands of years, humans had sought medicines with which they could defeat contagion, and they had slowly, painstakingly, won a few battles: some vaccines to ward off disease, a handful of antitoxins. A drug or two was available that could stop parasitic diseases once they hit, tropical maladies like malaria and sleeping sickness. But the great killers of Europe, North America, and most of Asia--pneumonia, plague, tuberculosis, diphtheria, cholera, meningitis--were causednot by parasites but by bacteria, much smaller, far different microorganisms. By 1931, nothing on earth could stop a bacterial infection once it started. . . .
But all that was about to change. . . . --from "The Demon Under the Microscope"
"From the Hardcover edition."
Imprint | Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.,U.S. |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 5 - 10 working days |
First published | August 2007 |
Authors | Thomas Hager |
Dimensions | 203 x 134 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 340 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4000-8214-8 |
Barcode | 9781400082148 |
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LSN | 1-4000-8214-5 |