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Autore |
Farndon John |
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Titolo |
Plague! : epidemics and scourges through the ages / / by John Farndon ; illustrated by Venitia Dean |
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Minneapolis, MN : , : Hungry Tomato, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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The sickening history of medicine |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Epidemics - History |
Communicable diseases - History |
Black Death - History |
Tuberculosis - History |
Smallpox - History |
Typhus fever - History |
Cholera - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes index. |
"Epidemics and scourges through the ages"--Cover. |
"Original edition copyright 2016 by Hungry Tomato Ltd."--Preliminary page. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction --The oldest killer -- Deadly blisters -- The black death -- The great plague -- The white plague -- The pox -- Napoleon's nightmare -- Cholera -- Yellow fever -- Spanish flu -- Terrible times -- Gruesome symptoms. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book explores some of history's most gruesome diseases. Readers will be enthralled by the history and science of terrible plagues and the bacteria, bugs, bad hygiene, and rats responsible."-- |
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