Man and Microbes by Arno Karlen

Man and Microbes by Arno Karlen

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Man and Microbes by Arno Karlen

From Simon & Schuster, Man and Microbes respected science writer Arno Karlen presents a dramatic panorama of the natural history of disease.

Man and Microbes makes clear that infection is a natural and necessary part of life. It shows how the search for food, shelter, and a safer, more prosperous life has altered the environment, changed the dance of adaptation between humans and microbes, and generated new diseases
Arno Karlen, Ph.D., a pschoanalyst, has written widely on history and biomedical science. He is the author of Napoleon's Glands and Other Ventures in Biohistory and Man and Microbes: Diseases and Plauges in History and Modern Times. He lives in New York City.
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ISBN 13 9780874777598
ISBN 10 0874777593
Title Man and Microbes
Author Arno Karlen
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Tarcher/Putnam,US
Year published 1995-04-01
Number of pages 266
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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