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The White Death

Thomas Dormandy

This is a history of tuberculosis as a whole, including its social, artistic and human impact. Dormandy's graphic account for a cure is accompanied by a description of its complex natural history.

Medicine & Public HealthMedicine & Public Health · medium confidenceMedicine & Public Health81 signalsLlm Classifier: Medicine & Public Health -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: History -> HistoryOpen Library: Tuberculosis, history -> HistoryNatural History & AnimalsScience & DiscoveryDeath, Memory & Commemoration

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor2000ShortlistSecondary source
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