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03350aam a2200433 i 4500 001 61B8FF3C3CC311EE8B657E6F2BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230817010032 008 211007t20222022enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781789145052 020 $a 1789145058 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IMD $d BKL $d YDX $d NZAUC $d IBI $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h nor 050 4 $a RA649 $b .F76 2022 082 04 $a 614.49 $2 23 100 1 $a Frøland, Stig S. (Sophus), $e author. 240 10 $a Kampen mellom mennesket og mikrobene. $l English 245 10 $a Duel without end : $b mankind's battle with microbes / $c Stig S. Frøland ; translated by John Irons. 264 1 $a London, UK : $b Reaktion Books LTD, $c 2022 300 $a 632 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm 500 $a First published in Norwegian as Kampen mellom mennesket og mikrobene in 2020. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: the invisible enemy -- The duellists -- The third factor: ecology and the environment -- A bird's-eye view of the history of human infection -- Major epidemics and pandemics: examples from history -- Mysterious epidemics in history -- The contribution made by epidemics to the fall of empires -- New infections, new challenges -- When microbes are used as weapons -- Homo sapiens strikes back -- New challenges from the microbes -- and possible countermeasures -- Epilogue: the never-ending duel. 520 $a "From the bubonic plague to theoretical pathogens on other worlds, a sweeping look at the past, present, and future of mass infections-and how we battle them. In this panoramic and up-to-date account, we learn how the Black Death, smallpox, the 1918 influenza pandemic, and other great epidemics have not only led to enormous suffering and mass death but have also contributed to the fall of empires and changed the course of history. We also discover how new infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 emerge-and how we wage war against them. Humanity has struck back at the microbes: antibiotics and new vaccines have saved millions of lives. But the battle with these relentless, silent enemies is far from won. We face increasing threats from new and unavoidable pandemics, antibiotic resistance, and even potential extraterrestrial microbes. Duel Without End is a fascinating journey through the long history of infection, from the dawn of life to humanity's future exploration of deep space"--Publisher's description. 650 0 $a Epidemics $x History. 650 0 $a Communicable diseases $x History. 650 0 $a Microbiology $x History. 650 6 $a Maladies infectieuses $x Histoire. 650 6 $a Microbiologie $x Histoire. 650 7 $a Communicable diseases. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869883 650 7 $a Epidemics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00914079 650 7 $a Microbiology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01019576 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Irons, John, $d 1942- $e translator. 776 08 $i Electronic version: $a Frøland, Stig S. $s Kampen mellom mennesket og mikrobene. English. $t Duel Without End. $d London : Reakton Books, [2022] $z 9781789145069 $w (OCoLC)1305913271 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20230817010253.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=61B8FF3C3CC311EE8B657E6F2BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search