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Great American Diseases: Their Effects on the Course of North
American History presents medical history as it pertains to the
major infectious diseases of North America. The book is designed to
provide an interesting and engaging introduction to microbiology,
immunology and epidemiology. With the advent of COVID-19, this book
will serve as a reference on the history of previous epidemics. The
book presents pandemics in an easy-to-read volume and provides
concise chapters on the history of a disease, progression of
understanding on the pathogen (agent of the disease), and their
social ramifications through the history of North America.
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