Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-121) and index.
Contents:
"Civilizing" disease -- The "not so good" old days -- A tiny universe revealed -- Contagion -- Sour wine -- Silk and chickens -- Cultural developments -- "Magic bullets" and antibiotics -- Life in the age of antibiotics -- Looking forward.
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