Man and Microbes: Disease and Plagues in History and Modern TimesFrom Simon & Schuster, Man and Microbes respected science writer Arno Karlen presents a dramatic panorama of the natural history of disease. Man and Microbes makes clear that infection is a natural and necessary part of life. It shows how the search for food, shelter, and a safer, more prosperous life has altered the environment, changed the dance of adaptation between humans and microbes, and generated new diseases |
Contents
One an epidemic of epidemics | 1 |
Three revolutions | 29 |
Four splendor and plague | 47 |
Five ruthless cure | 65 |
Six the flying corpses of kaffa | 79 |
Seven the deadliest weapon | 93 |
Eight microbes reply | 111 |
Nine victory it seems | 129 |
Ten a garden of germs | 149 |
Eleven an old thread new twists | 175 |
Twelve inviting infection | 195 |
Thirteen from this time on | 215 |
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