Resistance : the human struggle against infection / by Norbert Gualde ; translated by Steven Rendall.

Microbes aussi ont une histoire. English

Human struggle against infection

Washington, D.C. : Dana Press, [2006], ©2006.

xii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Histories of epidemics: relationships between the immunities of populations and the environment -- The emergence of new diseases -- The return of old diseases and persistent diseases -- The immunity of homo sapiens: from the individual to the group, from biology to culture -- Gaia or chaos.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-194) and index.

Translated from the French.