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Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic That Became Medicine's Greatest Mystery
Asleep The Forgotten Epidemic That Became Medicine's Greatest Mystery Author:Molly Caldwell Crosby A fascinating look at a bizarre, forgotten epidemic from the national bestselling author of The American Plague. In 1918, a world war raged, and a lethal strain of influenza circled the globe. In the midst of all this death, a bizarre disease appeared in Europe. Eventually known as encephalitis lethargica, or sleeping sickness, it spread worldwi... more »de, leaving millions dead or locked in institutions. Then, in 1927, it disappeared as suddenly as it had arrived. Asleep, set in 1920s and '30s New York, follows a group of neurologists through hospitals and asylums as they try to solve this epidemic and treat its victims?who learned the worst fate was not dying of it, but surviving it.« less
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ISBN-13: 9781522606444 ISBN-10: 1522606440 Publication Date: 5/17/2016 Edition:MP3 Una Rating: