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Kevin Brown
The Pox [EPUB ebook]
The Life and Near Death of a Very Social Disease

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From almost the time when man first discovered the pleasures of sin, he has also experienced the torments of the Pox. Drawing on references from art and literature, stories of famous sufferers and medical documents, this book presents the history of syphilis and gonorrhoea, and their treatment, from the Renaissance to the antibiotic age.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 288 ● ISBN 9780752495705 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Publisher The History Press ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2006 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2694585 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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