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When Germs TravelWhen Germs Travel

When Germs Travel2004

Howard Markel

4.0on Hardcover

About this book

A physician and medical historian provides an analysis of six major epidemics that have devastated America since 1900--including such threats as tuberculosis, typhus, and AIDS--looking at the nation's response to the pathogens; explaining why globalization, social upheaval, and international trade leave us vulnerable; and calling for a globally funded public health program.

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First published
2004
OL Work ID
OL3267096W

Subjects

EpidemicsCommunicable diseasesHistoryDisease OutbreaksEmigration and ImmigrationHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyEpidemiology

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