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Twelve diseases that changed our world /

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'The Twelve' addresses public health curiosity about diseases of public health concern, exploring the impact of infectious diseases on the shaping of Western civilization, while providing an optimistic view of future control of infectious disease outbreaks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sherman, Irwin W. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2007]
Series:	Textbook, ASM Press.
Subjects:	Epidemics > History. Diseases and history. Medicine, Medieval. Disease Outbreaks > history Communicable Disease Control > history Communicable Diseases > history History, Early Modern 1451-1600 History, Medieval History, Modern 1601- Socioeconomic Factors
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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