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Author Webb, James L. A., Jr., 1952- author.

Title The guts of the matter : a global history of human waste and infectious intestinal disease / James L.A. Webb, Jr., Colby College
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 210 pages)
Series Studies in environment and history
Studies in environment and history.
Summary "The Guts of the Matter is a study of our oldest ecological problem: the transmission of infectious intestinal pathogens from human waste.1 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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 26, 2020)
Subject Intestines -- Diseases -- Infections -- History
Excretion -- Health aspects -- History
Communicable diseases -- History
Sewage -- Sanitation -- History
Sanitation.
Public health -- History
Pathogenic microorganisms.
Sanitation
Communicable diseases
Pathogenic microorganisms
Public health
Sanitation
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019028816
ISBN 9781108642323
1108642322