When plague strikes : the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS

Compassionate and arresting, this exploration of three major diseases that have changed the course of history--the Bubonic Plague, smallpox, and AIDS--chronicles their fearsome death toll, their lasting social, economic, and political implications and how medical knowledge and treatments have advanc...

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Main Author: Giblin, James Leonard
Format: BOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: HarperTrophy 1997
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