{"product_id":"9783540554578","title":"Disease Transmission by Insects: Its Discovery and 90 Years of Effort to Prevent it","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDisease Transmission by Insects: Its Discovery and 90 Years of Effort to Prevent it\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBusvine, James\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout 100 years ago, it was dicovered that insects transmit\ngrave, mainly   tropical diseases - very much to the\nastonishment of the physicians of that time, who saw this as\na new, possibly easy, way of eradicating the diseases by\nexterminating the vectors. For some years, DDT and other\nthen new    insecticides achieved great improvements, but\nsubsequently serious setbacks emerged:\ninsecticide-resistance and anxiety about toxicity to man           and\nanimals. In the past twenty years, serious efforts have been\nmade tofind alternatives, with varying degrees of success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1993-03-18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783540554578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-45716-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 361\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398756102284,"sku":"9783540554578","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783540554578.jpg?v=1755443287","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783540554578","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}