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The Life and Death of Smallpox by Glynn, Ian, Glynn, Jenifer is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Life and Death of Smallpox about?

No other disease has such a long, dramatic, and terrible history as smallpox. It is the first (and so far the only) disease to be totally eradicated. But the scourge may come back in biological warfare. From ancient Egypt, India and China, smallpox spread around the world. It defeated armies, relieved sieges, killed emperors, played havoc with dynasties, helped to establish Buddhism in Japan, and at about the time of Muhammad's birth it stopped Christian Abyssinians from capturing a still pagan

Author
Glynn, Ian, Glynn, Jenifer
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9781861976086
Subjects
Medical, History, Medicine
Updated
2026-03-25

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