01932cam a2200337 i 4500 2092011669 TxAuBib 20250410120000.0 250116s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024051573 9780593473597 0593473590 (OCoLC)1449673795 TxAuBib rda Zimmer, Carl, 1966-, author. Air-borne : the hidden history of the life we breathe / Carl Zimmer. Airborn. New York : Dutton, [2025] xxv, 469 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Part 1: To the stratosphere -- The floating germs -- The sanitarians -- A watermelon doctor -- Ethereal space -- A perfect cycle -- The scattered workers -- Part 2: The suicide of bacteriology -- War at home -- Wings for death -- A fine frozen daiquiri -- Part 3: Afterlife -- Loch raven -- The brothers Riley -- Sacks of sugar, vials of powder -- Part 4: Resurrection -- Sea, land, fire, clouds -- We're all going to get it -- A state of preparedness -- Part 5: Wuhan and beyond -- Disease X -- History set us up -- A mark on the air -- Happy birthday, Chita Rivera. "The fascinating, untold story of the air we breathe; what lives in it and can make us sick; and the men and women who devoted their lives to showing us how"-- Provided by publisher. 20250410. Airborne infection Popular works. Airborne infection History Popular works. Air Microbiology History Popular works. TXKIP