Mankind has been the subject to infection by microorganisms since before the dawn of recorded history. One presumes that mankind has been searching for suitable therapy for nearly as long. This was a desperately difficult enterprise given the acute nature of most infections and the nearly total lack of understanding of their origins prevalent until the last century. The chronicle of civilization before the discovery of bacteria and their role in infectious disease and, subsequently, of the discovery of antibiotics and antimicrobial agents is punctuated by the outbreak of recurrent ...
Mankind has been the subject to infection by microorganisms since before the dawn of recorded history. One presumes that mankind has been searching...