In the Blink of an Eye (Record no. 44198)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781461448457 |
| -- | 978-1-4614-4845-7 |
| 024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-1-4614-4845-7 |
| Source of number or code | doi |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RC109-216 |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | MJCJ |
| Source | bicssc |
| Subject category code | MED022090 |
| Source | bisacsh |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 616.9 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Artenstein, Andrew W. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | In the Blink of an Eye |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | The Deadly Story of Epidemic Meningitis / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Andrew W. Artenstein. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York, NY : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Springer New York : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | IX, 138 p. 22 illus., 5 illus. in color. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
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| 347 ## - DIGITAL FILE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| File type | text file |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Origins -- The Art and Science of Germs -- A Singular Disease -- A Very Mortal Disease -- Early Approaches at Therapy -- Antibiotics and Survival of the Fittest -- A Brief History of Vaccines -- That Soulble Specific Substance -- Towards a Vaccine -- Success for Half -- The Future of a Killer. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Describing more than two centuries of epidemic meningitis, In the Blink of an Eye introduces a deadly and frightening bacterial infection of the brain—one that afflicts healthy children and young adults in dramatic fashion, often changing or taking lives in just hours or days. Meningococcal meningitis is the culprit—causing sporadic cases as well as explosive, unpredictable outbreaks of disease throughout the world—leading to the deaths of dozens to hundreds of thousands every year. Beginning with the case of a healthy teenage boy who rapidly succumbs to the disease, the book traces meningitis through its various social contexts. From the acceptance of the germ theory of disease and the birth of the sister sciences of microbiology and immunology in the nineteenth century to the modern molecular era, the story traverses more than 200 years of medical history. It leads us through the early descriptions of the disease, its impact on military forces, large outbreaks of meningitis in Africa and elsewhere, and the evolution of approaches to its treatment, control, and prevention. In so doing, we witness the development of modern medical research and education, the discovery of antibiotics, the rapid emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, the invention of a novel class of vaccines, and learn the inner workings of disease processes and the human immune system. The story of meningococcal meningitis—winding through the evolution of infectious diseases, the great European capitals of nineteenth century science, the Rockefeller Institute, the dye industry, Nazi Germany, military medicine, the Vietnam era, and prospects for an end to epidemic disease—parallels the rise of modern medical science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Medicine. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Infectious diseases. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Medicine & Public Health. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Infectious Diseases. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Springer eBooks |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781461448440 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4845-7">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4845-7</a> |
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