WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

Turtle N-Triple JSON-LD RDF/XML HTML Contact Us Home

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/1041838

A field guide to germs

Open All Close All

type

about

http://schema.org/about

alternateName

contributor

creator

description

http://schema.org/description

  • "Discusses nearly one-hundred notorious pathogens, describing their physical characteristics, the afflictions they cause, and their impact on folklore, philosophy, and history."
  • "From the ravages of the Ebola virus in Zaire to outbreaks of pneumonic plague in India and the swine flu in Mexico, contagious diseases are fighting back against once-unconquerable modern medicine. Public concern about infectious disease is on the rise as newspapers trumpet the arrivals of new germs and the reemergence of old ones. In this newly revised and updated edition of A Field Guide to Germs, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Wayne Biddle brings readers face-to-face with the best-known (in terms of prevalence, power, historical importance, or even literary interest) of the myriad pathogens that live in and around us. Along with physical descriptions of the organisms and the afflictions they cause, the author provides folklore, philosophy, history, and illustrations. From cholera to chlamydia, TB to HIV, anthrax to Zika fever, and back to good old rhinitis (the common cold), A Field Guide to Germs is both a handy reference work for understanding today's headlines and a fascinating look at the astonishing impact of microorganisms on social and political history."
  • "From the ravages of the Ebola virus in Zaire to outbreaks of pneumonic plague in India and drug-resistant TB in New York City, contagious diseases are fighting back against once-unconquerable modern medicine. Public concern about infectious disease is on the rise as newspapers trumpet the arrivals of new germs and the reemergence of old ones. In this book, the author brings readers face to face with nearly one hundred of the best-known (in terms of prevalence, power, historical importance, or even literary interest) of the myriad pathogens that live in and around the human population. Along with physical descriptions of the organisms and the afflictions they cause, he provides folklore, philosophy, history, and such illustrations as nineteenth century drawings of plague-induced panic, microscopic photographs of HIV and Ebola, and wartime posters warning servicemen against syphilis and gonorrhea. From cholera to chlamydia, TB to HIV, bubonic plague to Lyme disease, rabies to Congo-Crimean encephalitis, anthrax to Zika fever, and back to good old rhinitis (the common cold), this book is both a handy reference work to better understand today's headlines and a fascinating look at the astonishing impact of micro-organisms on social and political history."

genre

http://schema.org/genre

  • "Popular works"
  • "Popular works"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Encyclopedias"
  • "Encyclopedias"@en

name

http://schema.org/name

  • "A field guide to germs"
  • "A field guide to germs"@en
  • "A Field Guide to Germs"@en
  • "Guia de batalha contra os germes"

workExample