Yellow Fever

Yellow Fever
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : 9781476626284
ISBN-13 : 1476626286
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Book Synopsis Yellow Fever by : S.L. Kotar

Download or read book Yellow Fever written by S.L. Kotar and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The terror of yellow fever conjures images of mass infection of soldiers during the Spanish-American War and horrific death tolls among workers on the Panama Canal. Medical science has never found a cure and the disease continues to present a threat to the modern world, both as a mosquito-borne epidemic and as a potential biological weapon. Drawing on firsthand accounts and contemporary sources, this book traces the history of the viral infection that has claimed countless victims across the United States, Central America and Africa, and of the global effort to combat this challenging and deadly disease.


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