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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

Meeting your hospital roommates, one q-tip at a time

By Beth Skwarecki
Posted: February 5, 2013
Category: Uncategorized | Tagged antibiotic resistance, health care, hospital, microbes, microbiome | 2 Comments
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