Why millions died : before the war on infectious diseases

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    • Scherr, George H.

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Why millions died : before the war on infectious diseases

George H. Scherr

University Press of America, c2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-164) and index

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内容説明

Why Millions Died reviews the painfully slow development of research by isolated investigators who believed that diseases could be caused by infectious organisms. The brutally contentious and vivid arguments that raged between the proponents of the germ theory of disease and those who condemned it from both the scientific community and the pulpits delayed the implementation of vaccines and antimicrobial agents. Such delays resulted in millions of deaths until the professional communities and the general public began to believe that certain health measures could protect against infection and reduce the enormous death tolls from disease. Preeminent among these workers was an Italian scientist, Agostino Bassi, who articulated the germ theory of disease following twenty years of research. Approximately thirty years later, Pasteur repeated Bassi's research in order to gain prestige as the savior of the germ theory of disease. Pasteur was also discovered to have committed fraud in claiming he had developed a vaccine for anthrax - only to be exposed by the brilliant German microbiologist, Robert Koch.

目次

List of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 - Historical Chapter 2 - Francesco Redi Chapter 3 - Lazzaro Spallanzani Chapter 4 - Edward Jenner and the Concept of Vaccination Chapter 5 - The Renaissance of Italian Research Chapter 6 - Agostino Bassi Chapter 7 - Robert Koch Chapter 8 - Elie Metchnikoff Chapter 9 - Louis Pasteur Chapter 10 - Charles Chamberland Chapter 11 - Agostino Bassi-Coda Bibliography About The Author

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