Selasa, 19 Juli 2011

Hives of Sickness

Hives of Sickness
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0813521580

An 1865 report on public health in New York painted a grim picture of "high brick blocks and closely-packed houses . Download Hives of Sickness: Public Health and Epidemics in New York City from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. . . literally hives of sickness" propagating epidemics of cholera, smallpox, typhoid, typhus, and yellow fever, which swept through the whole city. In this stimulating collection of essays, nine historians of American medicine explore New York's responses to its public health crises from colonial times to the present. The essays illustrate the relationship between the disease environment of New York and changes in housing, population, social conditions, and the success of medical science, linking such factors to New York's experiences with smallpox, polio, and AIDS. The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in American Search and find a lot of medical books in many category availabe for free download. Hives of Sickness medical books pdf for free. . . literally hives of sickness" propagating epidemics of cholera, smallpox, typhoid, typhus, and yellow fever, which swept through the whole city. In this stimulating collection of essays, nine historians of American medicine explore New York's responses to its public health crises from colonial times to the present The volume is essential reading for anyone interested in American



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