A history of infectious diseases and the microbial world / Lois N. Magner.

Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 2009.

xxiv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-217) and index.

Disease and history : an overview -- Miasma, contagion, and the germ theory of disease -- Microbiology and the foundations of modern surgery and therapy -- Viruses and viral diseases -- Sanitary reform, public health, and the battle against filth and epidemic diseases -- The art and science of preventing and controlling epidemic diseases -- Emerging infectious diseases -- Biological weapons and bioterrorism -- Infectious agents and new concepts : from chronic diseases to the microbiome.