Plague time : how stealth infections cause cancers, heart disease, and other deadly ailments / Paul...
Plague time : how stealth infections cause cancers, heart disease, and other deadly ailments / Paul...
Plague time : how stealth infections cause cancers, heart disease, and other deadly ailments / Paul W. Ewald.
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New York : Free Press, c2000.
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N616.071/17
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English
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282 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: The Culprits -- 1. The Virulence of Acute Infections -- 2. The Long Fuse of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- 3. The Stealth of the Chronic -- 4. The Magnificent Defense -- 5. The Endless War -- 6. Where Are They Coming From? -- 7. Malignant Growths in Our Backyard -- 8. Our Vulnerable...
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New York : Free Press, c2000.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2000.
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"In Plague Time, Ewald puts forth an astonishing and profound argument that challenges our modern beliefs about disease: it is germs - not genes - that mold our lives and cause our deaths. Building on the recently recognized infectious origins of ulcers, miscarriages, and cancers, he draws together a startling collection of discoveries that now imp...
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Plague time : how stealth infections cause cancers, heart disease, and other deadly ailments / Paul W. Ewald.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269) and index.
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c2000.
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N616.071/17
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74VvoX3oeJR3
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0684869004
9780684869001
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616.071
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991013260969702626
