Typhoid Fever: A History

by Elise Mara and Richard Adler

In the 21st century, typhoid fever afflicts more than 21 million people each year, primarily in underdeveloped countries. 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.

The story of typhoid is in many ways the story of modern medicine itself, with early efforts at treatment and prevention paving the way for our understanding of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786497815
• ISBN13: 9780786497812
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher