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Deadly Companions
How Microbes Shaped Our History
Taschenbuch von Dorothy H Crawford
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
The story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human culture through infection, disease, and deadly pandemic.
The story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human culture through infection, disease, and deadly pandemic.
Über den Autor
Dorothy H Crawford was Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh from 1997-2010 and Assistant Principal for Public Understanding of Medicine from 2005-2011. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001 and received an OBE for services to medicine and higher education in 2005. She is the author of The Invisible Enemy (OUP, 2000); Virus Hunt (OUP, 2013); Viruses: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2011); and Ebola (OUP, 2016)
Zusammenfassung
Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human civilization.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • 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

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198815440
ISBN-10: 0198815441
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crawford, Dorothy H
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 195 x 131 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Dorothy H Crawford
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.04.2018
Gewicht: 0,203 kg
Artikel-ID: 109772631
Über den Autor
Dorothy H Crawford was Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh from 1997-2010 and Assistant Principal for Public Understanding of Medicine from 2005-2011. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001 and received an OBE for services to medicine and higher education in 2005. She is the author of The Invisible Enemy (OUP, 2000); Virus Hunt (OUP, 2013); Viruses: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2011); and Ebola (OUP, 2016)
Zusammenfassung
Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human civilization.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • 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

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198815440
ISBN-10: 0198815441
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crawford, Dorothy H
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 195 x 131 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Dorothy H Crawford
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.04.2018
Gewicht: 0,203 kg
Artikel-ID: 109772631
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