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100	1		_aZimmerman, Barry E.
245	1	0	_aKiller germs : _bmicrobes and diseases that threaten humanity / _cBarry E. Zimmerman, David J. Zimmerman.
250			_aRev. and updated ed.
260			_aChicago : _bContemporary Books, _cc2003.
300			_axiii, 273 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-259) and index.
520			_aEverything readers ever wanted to know about deadly viruses, killer parasites, flesh-eating microbes, and other life-threatening beasties but were afraid to ask: What disease, known as "the White Death" has killed 2 billion people, and counting? What fatal disease lurks undetected in air conditioners and shower heads, waiting to become airborne? How lethal is the Ebola virus, and will there ever be a cure for it? How do you catch flesh-eating bacteria? Killer Germs takes readers on a fascinating (sometimes horrifying) journey into the amazing world of viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and worms and explores the roles they have played in shaping the course of human history. From biblical plagues, to the AIDS crisis, to supergerms of the future, this updated and revised edition of the original covers the whole gamut of diseases that have threatened humanity since its origins. It also includes a new chapter on the history of bioterrorism and the deplorable role it has played and is likely to play in the phenomenal diversity of diseases.
650		0	_aCommunicable diseases.
650		0	_aMedical microbiology.
700	1		_aZimmerman, David J.
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