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Autore |
Hamlin Christopher <1951-> |
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Titolo |
Cholera [[electronic resource] ] : the biography / / Christopher Hamlin |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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1-383-04523-2 |
1-282-38318-3 |
9786612383182 |
0-19-157170-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cholera - History - 19th century |
Cholera - History - 20th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of illustrations; Prologue: Home alone; 1 Cholera: the very idea; 2 Cholera finds itself; 3 Citizen cholera; 4 Cholera confuses; 5 Cholera goes into analysis, and dies; 6 Cholera's last laugh; Glossary; Notes; Further reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 devel |
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