_Plagues in World History_ provides a concise, comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, and AIDS. Geographically, these diseases have spread across the entire globe; temporally, they stretch from the sixth century to
Viruses, Plagues, and History
โ Scribed by Smith, Geoffrey L.
- Book ID
- 109752767
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-8956
- DOI
- 10.1038/3325
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