The Resource Why millions died : before the war on infectious diseases, George H. Scherr
Why millions died : before the war on infectious diseases, George H. Scherr
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- Summary
- Why Millions Died reviews the painfully slow development of research by isolated investigators who believed that diseases could be caused by infectious organisms. The brutally contentious and vivid arguments that raged between the proponents of the germ theory of disease and those who condemned it from both the scientific community and the pulpits delayed the implementation of vaccines and antimicrobial agents. Such delays resulted in millions of deaths until the professional communities and the general public began to believe that certain health measures could protect against infection and reduce the enormous death tolls from disease. Preeminent among these workers was an Italian scientist, Agostino Bassi, who articulated the germ theory of disease following twenty years of research. Approximately thirty years later, Pasteur repeated Bassi's research in order to gain prestige as the savior of the germ theory of disease. Pasteur was also discovered to have committed fraud in claiming he had developed a vaccine for anthrax - only to be exposed by the brilliant German microbiologist, Robert Koch
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (179 pages)
- Contents
-
- Historical
- Francesco Redi
- Lazzaro Spallanzani
- Edward Jenner and the concept of vaccination
- Renaissance of Italian research
- Agostino Bassi
- Robert Koch
- Elie Metchnikoff
- Louis Pasteur
- Charles Chamberland
- Bassi
- Coda
- Isbn
- 9780761855569
- Label
- Why millions died : before the war on infectious diseases
- Title
- Why millions died
- Title remainder
- before the war on infectious diseases
- Statement of responsibility
- George H. Scherr
- Subject
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- African Americans
- African Americans -- South Carolina | Charleston -- Biography
- Aleckson, Sam, 1852-1946
- Aleckson, Sam, 1852-1946?
- Bassi, Agostino, 1773-1856
- Biographies
- Communicable Disease Control -- history
- Communicable Diseases -- history
- Disease Outbreaks -- history
- Fraud -- history
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- General
- Microbiology -- history
- Plantation life
- Plantation life -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery
- Slavery -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 19th century
- Slaves
- Slaves -- South Carolina | Charleston -- Biography
- South Carolina
- South Carolina -- Charleston
- South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- TRAVEL -- Special Interest | Literary
- Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
- 1800-1899
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Why Millions Died reviews the painfully slow development of research by isolated investigators who believed that diseases could be caused by infectious organisms. The brutally contentious and vivid arguments that raged between the proponents of the germ theory of disease and those who condemned it from both the scientific community and the pulpits delayed the implementation of vaccines and antimicrobial agents. Such delays resulted in millions of deaths until the professional communities and the general public began to believe that certain health measures could protect against infection and reduce the enormous death tolls from disease. Preeminent among these workers was an Italian scientist, Agostino Bassi, who articulated the germ theory of disease following twenty years of research. Approximately thirty years later, Pasteur repeated Bassi's research in order to gain prestige as the savior of the germ theory of disease. Pasteur was also discovered to have committed fraud in claiming he had developed a vaccine for anthrax - only to be exposed by the brilliant German microbiologist, Robert Koch
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Scherr, George H
- Dewey number
- 800
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR432
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- WC 11.1
- NLM item number
- S326w 2012
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Aleckson, Sam
- African Americans
- Plantation life
- Slavery
- Slaves
- South Carolina
- Pasteur, Louis
- Bassi, Agostino
- Communicable Diseases
- Disease Outbreaks
- Fraud
- Microbiology
- Communicable Disease Control
- Aleckson, Sam
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- TRAVEL
- African Americans
- Plantation life
- Slavery
- Slaves
- South Carolina
- South Carolina
- Label
- Why millions died : before the war on infectious diseases, George H. Scherr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Historical -- Francesco Redi -- Lazzaro Spallanzani -- Edward Jenner and the concept of vaccination -- Renaissance of Italian research -- Agostino Bassi -- Robert Koch -- Elie Metchnikoff -- Louis Pasteur -- Charles Chamberland -- Bassi -- Coda
- Control code
- 768082465
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (179 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780761855569
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 0174d350-795b-4277-ab91-0e0bdc22ab15
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768082465
- Label
- Why millions died : before the war on infectious diseases, George H. Scherr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Historical -- Francesco Redi -- Lazzaro Spallanzani -- Edward Jenner and the concept of vaccination -- Renaissance of Italian research -- Agostino Bassi -- Robert Koch -- Elie Metchnikoff -- Louis Pasteur -- Charles Chamberland -- Bassi -- Coda
- Control code
- 768082465
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (179 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780761855569
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 0174d350-795b-4277-ab91-0e0bdc22ab15
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768082465
Subject
- African Americans
- African Americans -- South Carolina | Charleston -- Biography
- Aleckson, Sam, 1852-1946
- Aleckson, Sam, 1852-1946?
- Bassi, Agostino, 1773-1856
- Biographies
- Communicable Disease Control -- history
- Communicable Diseases -- history
- Disease Outbreaks -- history
- Fraud -- history
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- General
- Microbiology -- history
- Plantation life
- Plantation life -- South Carolina -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery
- Slavery -- South Carolina | Charleston -- History -- 19th century
- Slaves
- Slaves -- South Carolina | Charleston -- Biography
- South Carolina
- South Carolina -- Charleston
- South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- TRAVEL -- Special Interest | Literary
- Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
- 1800-1899
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