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Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues

How Microbes, War, and Public Health Shaped Animal Health

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Focusing on the pivotal role of veterinary scientists, this book chronicles a century marked by the battle against infectious plagues such as anthrax, tuberculosis, and smallpox. It highlights significant events including the 1872 influenza pandemic, the breakthroughs in understanding anthrax and tuberculosis, and the fight against Texas cattle fever and yellow fever. Additionally, it addresses the implications of German anthrax attacks during WWI, the tuberculin war of 1931, and the threats of bioterrorism in contemporary times.

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Pioneer Science and the Great Plagues, Norman F. Cheville

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How Microbes, War, and Public Health Shaped Animal Health
Langue
Anglais
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2021
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370
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9781612496429
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Focusing on the pivotal role of veterinary scientists, this book chronicles a century marked by the battle against infectious plagues such as anthrax, tuberculosis, and smallpox. It highlights significant events including the 1872 influenza pandemic, the breakthroughs in understanding anthrax and tuberculosis, and the fight against Texas cattle fever and yellow fever. Additionally, it addresses the implications of German anthrax attacks during WWI, the tuberculin war of 1931, and the threats of bioterrorism in contemporary times.