Good germs, bad germs : health and survival in a bacterial world
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New York : Hill and Wang, 2007., New York : Hill and Wang, [2007].
Edition
First edition.
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x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Published
New York : Hill and Wang, 2007., New York : Hill and Wang, [2007].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [239-273]) and index.
Description
Public sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance now ranks among the gravest medical problems of modern times. [This book] addresses not only this issue but also what has become known as the "hygiene hypothesis"--An argument that links the over-sanitation of modern life to now-epidemic increases in immune and other disorders. In telling the story of what went terribly wrong in our war on germs, [the author] explores our emerging understanding of the symbiotic relationship between the human body and its resident microbes -- which outnumber its human cells by a factor of nine to one! The book also offers a ... look into a future in which antibiotics will be designed and used more wisely, and beyond that, to a day when we may replace antibacterial drugs and cleansers with bacterial ones -- each custom-designed for maximum health benefits.-Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sachs, J. S. (2007). Good germs, bad germs: health and survival in a bacterial world (First edition.). Hill and Wang.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sachs, Jessica Snyder. 2007. Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World. Hill and Wang.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sachs, Jessica Snyder. Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World Hill and Wang, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sachs, Jessica Snyder. Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World First edition., Hill and Wang, 2007.
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