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THE MEDICINE BOOK / Contributors : Steve Parker ; Consultant editor : John Farndon, Tim Harris, Ben Hubbard, Philip Parker, Robert Snedden.

Contributor(s): Series: Big ideas simply explainedPublisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2021Description: 336 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780241471258
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 610.9
Contents:
Introduction -- Ancient and medieval medicine, prehistory to 1600 -- The scientific body, 1600-1820 -- Cells and microbes, 1820-1890 -- Vaccines serums, and antibiotics, 1890-1945 -- Global health, 1945-1970 -- Genes and technology, 1970 onwards.
Summary: From ancient medical practices, such as herbal medications and balancing the humours, through groundbreaking work including Jenner's experiments with cowpox, which laid the basis for vaccination, The Medicine Book offers an engaging overview of medical history across the world all the way into the 21st century with gene manipulation, immunotherapy, and robotics and telesurgery. Covering the role that therapies and drugs have played in the human quest to treat and prevent disease, the establishment of hospitals and later international medical bodies, like the WHO, and medical science's response to new challenges, such as accelerated antibiotic resistance and COVID-19, The Medicine Book explains the stories behind each milestone development.
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Book Perpustakaan Alor Setar RFID Rujukan Dewasa R 610.9 MED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan A01722538
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Includes index

Introduction --
Ancient and medieval medicine, prehistory to 1600 --
The scientific body, 1600-1820 --
Cells and microbes, 1820-1890 --
Vaccines serums, and antibiotics, 1890-1945 --
Global health, 1945-1970 --
Genes and technology, 1970 onwards.

From ancient medical practices, such as herbal medications and balancing the humours, through groundbreaking work including Jenner's experiments with cowpox, which laid the basis for vaccination, The Medicine Book offers an engaging overview of medical history across the world all the way into the 21st century with gene manipulation, immunotherapy, and robotics and telesurgery. Covering the role that therapies and drugs have played in the human quest to treat and prevent disease, the establishment of hospitals and later international medical bodies, like the WHO, and medical science's response to new challenges, such as accelerated antibiotic resistance and COVID-19, The Medicine Book explains the stories behind each milestone development.

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