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" Cholera / "
William Coleman ; consulting editor, I. Edward Alcamo ; foreword by David Heymann.
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BL
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998253
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b752623
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| Main Entry
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Coleman, William,1937-
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Cholera /\ William Coleman ; consulting editor, I. Edward Alcamo ; foreword by David Heymann.
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Pub.,, ©2003.
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Deadly diseases and epidemics
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114 pages :: color illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm.
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0791073033
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: 9780791073032
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-106) and index.
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Discovering cholera -- Properties of Vibrio cholerae -- Dr. Snow and cholera -- Transmission and epidemiology of cholera -- Signs and symptoms of cholera -- The virulence of Vibrio cholerae -- The genome of Vibrio cholerae -- Treatments for cholera -- Prevention and vaccines -- Cholera in the future.
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Discusses the history of cholera, including the characteristics of the disease that enable it to spread, the immunology, and treatment of this deadly disease.
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Cholera, Juvenile literature.
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Cholera.
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Cholera.
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616.9/32
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RC126.C695 2003
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Alcamo, I. Edward.
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