The guts of the matter a global history of human waste and infectious intestinal disease

"The Guts of the Matter is a study of our oldest ecological problem: the transmission of infectious intestinal pathogens from human waste.1 Over deep time, fecal pathogens have killed innumerable infants and young children and been a principal constraint on human population growth. Over the pas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Webb, James L. A., Jr., 1952- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Unted Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 2020.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Studies in environment and history.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:"The Guts of the Matter is a study of our oldest ecological problem: the transmission of infectious intestinal pathogens from human waste.1 Over deep time, fecal pathogens have killed innumerable infants and young children and been a principal constraint on human population growth. Over the past several generations, we have gained increasing control over the transmission of infectious intestinal disease"--
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (xiv, 210 p.) : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781108642323