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Germ theory : medical pioneers in infectious diseases /

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From Hippocrates to Lillian Wald, the stories of scientists whose work changed the way we think about and treat infection. Describes the genesis of the germ theory of disease by a dozen seminal thinkers such as Jenner, Lister, and Ehrlich. Presents the "inside stories" of these pioneers�...

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Main Author:	Gaynes, Robert P. (Author)
Corporate Author:	American Society for Microbiology
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : ASM Press, ©2011.
Series:	Textbook, ASM Press.
Subjects:	Germ theory of disease > History. Medical scientists > Biography. Microbiologists > Biography. Microbiology. Infectious Disease Medicine Germ Theory of Disease > history Microbiology Communicable Diseases > microbiology Biography
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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