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245	1	4	_aTHE MEDICINE BOOK / _cContributors : Steve Parker ; Consultant editor : John Farndon, Tim Harris, Ben Hubbard, Philip Parker, Robert Snedden.
264		1	_aNew York : _bDK Publishing, _c2021
300			_a336 pages : _bcolour illustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
490	1		_aBig Ideas Simply Explained
500			_aIncludes index
505			_tIntroduction -- _tAncient and medieval medicine, prehistory to 1600 -- _tThe scientific body, 1600-1820 -- _tCells and microbes, 1820-1890 -- _tVaccines serums, and antibiotics, 1890-1945 -- _tGlobal health, 1945-1970 -- _tGenes and technology, 1970 onwards.
520			_aFrom 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.
650	1	0	_aMedicine, Popular
650	2	0	_aMedicine _vHistory.
650	2	0	_aMedicine.
700	1		_aParker, Steve, _d1952- _eeditor, _econtributor.
700	1		_aFarndon, John, _econtributor.
700	1		_aHarris, Tim, _econtributor.
830		0	_aBig ideas simply explained
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