American Plagues

American Plagues
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 0810894963
ISBN-13 : 9780810894969
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Book Synopsis American Plagues by : Stephen H. Gehlbach

Download or read book American Plagues written by Stephen H. Gehlbach and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Plagues relates stories of epidemics of our past--smallpox, yellow fever, malaria, polio--offering lessons that help us better understand health problems of today like HIV/AIDS, heart disease and Ebola. Readers learn about these past plagues, those who helped conquer them, and how they shed light on health information of today.


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