LoginDissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotten History
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Not too long ago, lethal infections were feared in the Western world. Since that time, many countries have undergone a transformation from disease cesspools to much safer, healthier habitats. Starting in the mid-1800s, there was a steady drop in deaths from all infectious diseases, decreasing to relatively minor levels by the early 1900s. The history of that transformation involves famine, poverty, filth, lost cures, eugenicist doctrine, individual freedoms versus state might, protests and arrests over vaccine refusal, and much more. Today, we are told that medical interventions increased our lifespan and single-handedly prev
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Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Release date: 27 July 2013
ISBN-10 : 1480216895 | ISBN-13: 9781480216891
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