Bibliograph

Microbes, the life-changing story of germs, Phillip K. Peterson ; foreword by Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH

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Microbes, the life-changing story of germs, Phillip K. Peterson ; foreword by Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-281) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Microbes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Phillip K. Peterson ; foreword by Dr. Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH

Sub title

the life-changing story of germs

Summary

"With straight-forward and engaging writing, infectious diseases physician Phillip Peterson surveys how our understanding of viruses has changed throughout history, from early plagues and pandemics to more recent outbreaks like HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and the Zika virus. Microbes also takes on contemporary issues like the importance of vaccinations in the face of the growing anti-vaxxer movement, as well as the rise of cutting-edge health treatments like fecal transplants. Microbes explains for general readers where these germs came from, what they do to and for us, and what can be done to stop the bad actors and foster the benefactors."--, Provided by publisher

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