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Paperback The Guts of the Matter: A Global History of Human Waste and Infectious Intestinal Disease Book

ISBN: 1108737064

ISBN13: 9781108737067

The Guts of the Matter: A Global History of Human Waste and Infectious Intestinal Disease

(Part of the Studies in Environment and History Series)

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The Guts of the Matter is a study of our oldest ecological problem: the transmission of infectious intestinal disease from human waste. Spanning the early hominin era to the present, this book explores the evolution of human waste disposal practices, the use of faeces and urine as fertilizer, and the changing patterns of transmission of intestinal pathogens and parasites. Chapters trace the spread of viral, bacterial, and helminthic infections through...

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