Typhoid fever : a history / Richard Adler and Elise Mara.

"In the 21st century, typhoid fever afflicts over 21 million people each year. In the age before sanitation and antibiotics, the infection was even more devastating, crippling entire armies and claiming the lives of both rich and poor. This book chronicles the fight against typhoid in the words of medical pioneers, showing how far we have come and how far we have yet to go"-- Provided by publisher.