Germ Theory: Medical Pioneers in Infectious Diseases

ISBN-13: 9781683673767 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 360 str.

Robert P. Gaynes

Recenzje

From the 1st edition:Gaynes (Emory Univ. School of Medicine) presents a well-researched, inspiring narrative of the most important discoveries in the history of medical science. He weaves the origins of the germ theory of disease and the biographies of those who made significant discoveries together into intriguing, informative stories. The author provides vivid accounts of individuals such as van Leeuwenhoek, Jenner, Pasteur, Fleming, et al. who challenged the prevailing views of the times with their innovation and persistence, and highlights the struggles they encountered in the long processes of discovery. The book's 15 chapters are well written, thorough, and engaging, providing readers with a significant appreciation for the interplay of social, economic, and cultural forces, as well as good luck, which allowed for medical breakthroughs. This is an insightful book that serves as an excellent resource for understanding developments in medical history, how they evolved, and the details of their impact on all people. The volume includes references at the end of each chapter and an easy to use index.Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty and physicians; medical students; general readers.CHOICE Current Reviews for Academic LibrariesSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Health SciencesVol. 49 No. 11Reviewer: D.C. Anderson, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesReview Date: July 2012Reprinted with permission from CHOICE http://www.cro2.org, copyright by the American Library Association

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ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Hippocrates, the Father of Modern MedicineChapter 3 Avicenna, a Thousand Years Ahead of His TimeChapter 4 Girolamo Fracastoro and Contagion in Renaissance MedicineChapter 5 Antony van Leeuwenhoek and the Birth of MicroscopyChapter 6 The Demise of the Humoral Theory of MedicineChapter 7 Edward Jenner and the Discovery of VaccinationChapter 8 Ignaz Semmelweis and the Control of Puerperal SepsisChapter 9 Louis Pasteur and the Germ Theory of DiseaseChapter 10 Robert Koch and the Rise of BacteriologyChapter 11 Joseph Lister, the Man Who Made Surgery SafeChapter 12 Paul Ehrlich and the Magic BulletChapter 13 Lillian Wald and the Foundations of Modern Public HealthChapter 14 Alexander Fleming and the Discovery of PenicillinChapter 15 Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and the Discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency VirusChapter 16 Barry Marshall and Helicobacter pylori in Peptic Ulcer DiseaseChapter 17 Anthony Fauci, America's Top Infectious Disease DoctorChapter 18 ConclusionsIndex