So Very Small - How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs--and May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease

This globe-spanning history follows the thread of human ingenuity and hubris across centuries?—?along the way peering into microscopes, spelunking down sewers, traipsing across the battlefield, and more?—?to show how we came to understand the microbial environment and how little we understand ourselves. Illustrations.