| 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.
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Epidemics. |
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History. |
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Infection -- History.
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Infection. |
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Communicable diseases -- History.
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Communicable diseases. |
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Diseases and history.
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Diseases and history. |
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Communicable Diseases -- history. |
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Bacterial Infections -- history. |
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Disease Outbreaks -- history. |
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Parasitic Diseases -- history. |
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Virus Diseases -- history. |
| ISBN |
9780192807199 alkaline paper |
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0192807196 alkaline paper |
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