Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped Our History

by Dorothy H. Crawford and Dorothy H. Crawford

Book Overview

Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human civilization through infection, disease, and deadly pandemic. Beginning with a dramatic account of the SARS pandemic at the start of the 21st century, Dorothy Crawford takes us back in time to follow the interlinked history of microbes and humanity, offering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199561443
• ISBN13: 9780199561445
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Easy and Intriguing

The book has amazing flow. It talks about the debates, the history of each disease qoutes ect. I absoultly loved it.