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Pox, Pus & Plague: A History of Disease and Infection (Townsend, John, Painful History of Medicine.) by John Townsend is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Pox, Pus & Plague: A History of Disease and Infection (Townsend, John, Painful History of Medicine.) about?
Read this history of hospitals and find out how bedpans, blood, and bandages were a part of medical history. Learn why maggots are used in hospitals. Discover where people in ancient times went when they were ill. Read these real-life stories and fascinating news reports to learn how hospitals and medical treatment has changed throughout the years. Eye-catching photographs help you visualize medical treatment and conditions in this painful history of medicine book.
Who reads Pox, Pus & Plague: A History of Disease and Infection (Townsend, John, Painful History of Medicine.)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- John Townsend
- Publisher
- Heinemann/Raintree
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781410913340
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Fiction, Children'S
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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