The Gospel of Germs

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Preface: Memories of Disease Past	p. xi
Introduction: The Gospel of Germs	p. 1
The Gospel Emergent, 1870-1890
Apostles of the Germ	p. 23
Whited Sepulchers	p. 48
Entrepreneurs of the Germ	p. 68
The Gospel Triumphant, 1890-1920
Disciples of the Laboratory	p. 91
Tuberculosis Religion	p. 113
The Domestication of the Germ	p. 135
The Gospel in Practice, 1900-1930
Antisepticonscious America	p. 157
The Wages of Dirt Were Death	p. 183
The Two-Edged Sword	p. 205
The Gospel in Retreat
The Waning of Enthusiasm	p. 237
Epilogue: The Gospel of Germs in the Age of AIDS	p. 256
Notes	p. 269
Acknowledgments	p. 343
Index	p. 347
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