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Category Archives: History of Public Health

Patient Zero: The origins of disease

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: May 7, 2013
Category: History of Public Health | Tagged bacteria, history of epi, infectious disease, minority health, public health, Racism, Social Determinants of Health | Leave a comment

Lessons from the ghost of John Snow

By Beth Skwarecki
Posted: March 13, 2013
Category: History of Public Health, Uncategorized | Tagged cholera, epidemiology, john snow, microbes, microbiome, sanitation, visualization, water | 2 Comments

John Snow – The First Epidemiologist

By Atif Kukaswadia
Posted: March 11, 2013
Category: History of Public Health | Tagged bacteria, history of epi, infectious disease, microbes, public health | 4 Comments
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