AIDS. Ebola. "Killer microbes." All around us the alarms are going off, warning of the danger of new, deadly diseases. And yet, as Nancy Tomes reminds us in her

Shows how the scientific knowledge about the role of microorganisms in disease made its way into American popular culture.

In a work that spans the twentieth century, Nancy Tomes questions the popular — and largely unexamined — idea that in order to get good health care, people

As the world waits in fear, the CDC and world health organizations race to minimize the current pandemic — a looming threat that has forced international, fed

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