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In the Blink of an Eye

The Deadly Story of Epidemic Meningitis

Andrew W. Artenstein (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

138 Seiten

2012
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4614-4844-0 (ISBN)

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This book is an account of a major historical event, in the world of medicine. As the son of one of the lead scientists who developed the vaccine for meningococcal meningitis, Andrew Artenstein has a unique perspective on the story. In the Blink of an Eye shares his experience.

Origins.- The Art and Science of Germs.- A Singular Disease.- A Very Mortal Disease.- Early Approaches at Therapy.- Antibiotics and Survival of the Fittest.- A Brief History of Vaccines.- That Soulble Specific Substance.- Towards a Vaccine.- Success for Half.- The Future of a Killer.

Zusatzinfo	5 Illustrations, color; 17 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 138 p. 22 illus., 5 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10	1-4614-4844-1 / 1461448441
ISBN-13	978-1-4614-4844-0 / 9781461448440
Zustand	Neuware