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“Germ Theory” as a book category gathers works that explain, trace, and apply the idea that microorganisms cause many diseases and how that insight reshaped medicine, public health, and everyday life. Titles range from histories of the shift from miasma to microbes and biographies of pioneers like Pasteur, Koch, Semmelweis, Snow, and Lister to accessible popular science and professional texts on microbiology, immunology, and virology. The category includes studies of epidemics and outbreak investigation, the development of antisepsis, sanitation, vaccination, and antibiotics, as well as contemporary topics such as the human microbiome, antimicrobial resistance, emerging pathogens, and pandemic preparedness. It also spans ethical, social, and policy debates surrounding infection control, lab practice, and global health, serving readers from general audiences to students and practitioners.

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