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Smallpox and New York City’s Smallpox Hospital

Threatened use of the smallpox virus in bioterrorist attacks recently prompted national concerns in the United States. Smallpox, the “speckled monster,” was known in antiquity. In 1856, New York City opened its first hospital devoted to caring for victims of smallpox. Essentially, the hospital isola...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Spiegel, Allen D., Kavaler, Florence, Kucinski, Karen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16175960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-005-5519-9

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