Dobson, Mary
Disease the extraordinary stories behind history's deadliest killers
Mary Dobson
- Londres (Inglaterra) Metro books Quercus 2007, 2013
- 255 páginas ilustraciones, mapas, retratos
Incluye índice
Bacterial diseases. Plague ; Leprosy ; Syphilis ; Typhus ; Cholera ; Typhoid ; Tuberculosis ; Puerperal fever ; Encephalitic lethargica -- Parasitic diseases. Malaria ; African trypanosomiasis ; Chagas' disease ; Lymphatic filariasis ; Schistosomiasis ; Hookworm ; Onchocerciasis -- Viral diseases. Smallpox ; Measles ; Yellow fever ; Dengue fever ; Rabies ; Polio ; Influenza ; Ebola ; AIDS ; SARS -- Lifestyle diseases. Scurvy ; Kuru & CJD ; Cancer ; Heart disease.
The compelling and sometimes frightening stories of 30 deadly diseases - and of humanity's efforts to combat them.
9781847240149 9781847243997
Enfermedades transmisibles --Historia
Infecciones bacterianas --Historia
Estilo de vida
Ciencia
Epidemias
WC 11.1