Author: Gross, Ludwik
Title: Siewcy Chorób I Smierci
Description: Trzaska, Evert i Michalski, Warszawa, 1951, 1st edition. Paperback, G. 333pp, pages unopened, upper cover frayed, first gather detached & re-attached with archival tape, occasional ink Library stamp, a fair copy. Paperback , no dustjacket. ¶ A history of disease & the efforts to combat viruses & bacteria. Chapters deal with the Plague, Yellow Fever, Measles, Whooping Cough etc etc. The title translates as 'Sowers of Death & Disease'. Ludwik Gross [ 1904 - 1999 ] Polish -American virologist who discovered two different tumor viruses and is regarded as a pioneer in the discovery that viruses can cause cancer.

Keywords: cancer, disease, virus, medical history, bacteria, virology