The Guts of the Matter: A Global History of Human Waste and Infectious Intestinal Disease

Description

The Guts of the Matter is a study of our oldest ecological problem: the transmission of infectious intestinal pathogens from human waste. Over deep time, fecal pathogens have killed innumerable infants and young children and been a principal constraint on human population growth. Over the past several generations, we have gained increasing control over the transmission of infectious intestinal disease 01.0_pp_i_i_The_Guts_of_the_Matter.pdf 02.0_pp_ii_iv_Studies_in_Environment_and_History.pdf 03.0_pp_v_v_The_Guts_of_the_Matter.pdf 04.0_pp_vi_vi_Copyright_page.pdf 05.0_pp_vii_viii_Dedication.pdf 06.0_pp_ix_xi_Contents.pdf 07.0_pp_xii_xii_Figures.pdf 08.0_pp_xiii_xiv_Acknowledgments.pdf 09.0_pp_1_4_Introduction.pdf 10.0_pp_5_23_Pathogens_and_Parasites.pdf 11.0_pp_24_41_Early_Change.pdf 12.0_pp_42_64_Diffusion_and_Amplification.pdf 13.0_pp_65_84_Innovations.pdf 14.0_pp_85_102_Adoptions_and_Adaptations.pdf 15.0_pp_103_123_The_Struggle_against_Hookworm_Disease.pdf 16.0_pp_124_147_An_Era_of_Optimism.pdf 17.0_pp_148_168_Global_Health_and_Infectious_Intestinal_Disease.pdf 18.0_pp_169_173_Conclusion.pdf 19.0_pp_174_203_Bibliography.pdf 20.0_pp_204_210_Index.pdf