Cholera: the Biography

Name: Cholera: the Biography
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ISBN: 9780199546244

ISBN-10: 019954624X

ISBN-13: 9780199546244

Edition: 2009

Authors: Christopher Hamlin

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Cholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours.Though now seeming a distant memory in Europe, which suffered several epidemics in the 19th century before John Snow identified the link with water, it is still a serious threat in many parts of the world - Zimbabwe is a recent example. Snow's discovery was one of the great breakthroughs of epidemiology and a wonderful story from the history of science. Later came the discovery of the culprit organism - Cholera vibrio - understanding of its life cycle, and the development of a vaccine. But theproblem of cholera has not disappeared. This book tells the story of…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 11/8/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.04" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English