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Dissolving illusions : disease, vaccines and the forgotten history / Suzanne Humphries MD and Roman Bystrianyk.

Humphries, Suzanne. (Author). Bystrianyk, Roman.13. (Added Author).

Summary:

Starting in the mid-1800s, there was a steady drop in deaths from all infectious diseases, decreasing to relatively minor levels by the early 1900s. The history of that transformation involves famine, poverty, filth, lost cures, eugenicist doctrine, individual freedoms versus state might, protests and arrests over vaccine refusal, and much more. But the authors shows that vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical interventions are not responsible for the increase in lifespan and the decline in mortality from infectious diseases.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1480216895
  • ISBN: 9781480216891
  • Physical Description: xviii, 504 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: [United States] : [CreateSpace], [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Diseases > History.
Diseases > Treatment > History.
Vaccines.
Communicable diseases > History.
Epidemics > History.

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  • 0 of 1 copy available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Oswayo Valley Memorial Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Oswayo Valley Memorial Library 614.42 HUM (Text) 30723000339946 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 05/14/2024

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