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When germs travel : six major epidemics that have invaded America since 1900 and the fears they have unleashed

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

Print Book, English, ©2004
1st ed
Pantheon Books, New York, ©2004