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Synopsis
A compassionate first book traces the history of seven microbes--smallpox, leprosy, plague, tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, and AIDS--examining the terror they have created and the drive for cures by heroic scientists.
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About the Author
Jeanette Farrell, as a girl, worked on weekends at a
tuberculosis sanatorium in Kentucky founded by her father.
After graduating from college, she volunteered for a leprosy
relief agency in India. She has recently completed her medical
residency in Seattle, Washington, where she lives with her
husband and two children.
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0374336377
- ISBN 13 9780374336370
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages246
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