Description
This book is a summing-up of the microbes - viruses and bacteria - and the means of combating them that have been developed throughout the history of modern medicine, mainly from the early 19th century onwards. The political, health and social context of the birth of public health, based on scientific rationality, led to a spectacular improvement in the health of individuals and populations, and a rapid increase in life expectancy.
But infectious diseases have not disappeared: the Covid pandemic was a painful reminder of this, and put public health and biomedical research systems to the test, in France and around the world. In 50 lively, precise chapters, Philippe Sansonetti tackles the question of antibiotics and vaccines, then, drawing lessons from the past two centuries and recent pandemics, turns to anticipations for the future.
Product information
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Technical specification
- Author: Philippe Sansonetti
- Dimensions
- 15,6 cm × 24,1 cm × 2,9 cm
- Number of Pages
- 448
- EAN
- 9782415007638