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The Pox

The Life and Near Death of a Very Social Disease

Kevin Brown author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The History Press Ltd

Published:21st Sep '06

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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.

ISBN: 9780750940412

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm

Weight: 570g

288 pages