Product Description: Germ theory transformed medicine from a field dominated by superstition to one guided by science, making it possible to save countless lives through prevention and treatment. The Importance of Germ Theory examines the core idea behind the theory, how it developed, and the many ways that Germ Theory has influenced daily life, culture, science, and societal change...read more

Product Description: icrobes that cause infection and disease in people. Understand what your doctor means with the words “contagious,” “virulent,” “E. coli,” and other information on germs. Microbiologist Anne Maczulak gives you a tour of a microbial cell, points out the ways that the body defends against infection and highlights the tactics used by disease-causing microbes to evade those defenses! In this book, you will also learn the truth about vaccines, antibiotics, and cleaning products...read more

Product Description: French chemist Louis Pasteur made several significant contributions to the world of science. This intriguing book examines how Pasteur uncovered the basis of the modern germ theory. Readers will learn how Pasteurs theory helped him develop vaccines for anthrax, rabies, and other diseases and how his work continues to influence modern medicine...read more

Discusses how the germ theory of disease came about, how it was applied to various illnesses throughout the years, and why this theory has become so important in the field of medicine.

Product Description: Germs are everywhere, this concise but information-packed volume tells young readers. The amply illustrated volume explores the physical makeup of germs; how they cause disease and how modern disease detectives identify them and work to prevent or contain disease epidemics; as well as useful germs and how they are used in such industries as food production and sewage treatment...read more

Describes what microbes are, where they are found, what types of illnesses and diseases they can cause, and ways to avoid harmful germs. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Rethinking Pasteur's Germ Theory is more than a history of medical science. Throughout the book, practicing nutritionist Dr. Nancy Appleton applies the findings of these researchers to a greater understanding of our own bodies. This reader-friendly guide shows us how to preserve our well-being through our attitude, environment, and diet...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Before the introduction of antisepsis and inoculation, people commonly died due to unsanitary conditions in the home, or following surgery or childbirth. Between them, the great scientists Louis Pasteur (1822-1893) and Joseph Lister (1827-1912) extended widely the practice of inoculation and revolutionized medical practice...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)