Chapter Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History : Mycoses and Modernity

In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of fungal infections in the period 1850-2000. We consider four sets of diseases: ringworm and athlete's foot (dermatophytosis); thrush or candidiasis (infection with Candida albicans); endemic, geographically specific infections i...

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Main Author: Homei, Aya (auth)
Other Authors: Worboys, Michael (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Basingstoke Springer Nature 2013
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