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Frontmatter i
Preface v
Contents ix
Figures x
1. The Field of Battle 1
2. Control by Public Health Measures 11
3. Prevention by Immunization 23
4. Treatment with Serum 36
5. Streptococcal Infections 55
6. Tuberculosis 70
7. The Venereal Diseases 82
8. The Sulfonamides 105
9. Penicillin 125
10. Streptomycin and the Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis 158
11. Other Diseases and Other Antibiotics 174
12. The Newer Vaccines 193
13. The Continuing War 228
Notes 251
Index 325

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Preface v
Contents ix
Figures x
1. The Field of Battle 1
2. Control by Public Health Measures 11
3. Prevention by Immunization 23
4. Treatment with Serum 36
5. Streptococcal Infections 55
6. Tuberculosis 70
7. The Venereal Diseases 82
8. The Sulfonamides 105
9. Penicillin 125
10. Streptomycin and the Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis 158
11. Other Diseases and Other Antibiotics 174
12. The Newer Vaccines 193
13. The Continuing War 228
Notes 251
Index 325

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