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In the Blink of an Eye The Deadly Story of Epidemic Meningitis /

Describing more than two centuries of epidemic meningitis, In the Blink of an Eye introduces a deadly and frightening bacterial infection of the brain-one that afflicts healthy children and young adults in dramatic fashion, often changing or taking lives in just hours or days.  Meningococcal meningi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Artenstein, Andrew W. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Origins
  • The Art and Science of Germs
  • A Singular Disease
  • A Very Mortal Disease
  • Early Approaches at Therapy
  • Antibiotics and Survival of the Fittest
  • A Brief History of Vaccines
  • That Soulble Specific Substance
  • Towards a Vaccine
  • Success for Half
  • The Future of a Killer.