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Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria?: Torrid Diseases in a Temperate World
Who Gave Pinta to the Santa Maria Torrid Diseases in a Temperate World
Author: Robert S. Desowitz
An instructive, often humorous, chronicle of how the worms and germs of the tropical world have made and are making their way north. We live in a fool's paradise, comforted, despite all evidence to the contrary, that we are insulated from the scourging microbial and parasitic diseases of the tropics. Yet past and present history reveals that...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393040845
ISBN-10: 0393040844
Publication Date: 5/1997
Pages: 256
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Publisher: W W Norton Co Inc
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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As someone who has lived and done research on tropical diseases in Africa, I highly recommend Desowitz's book 'WHO GAVE PINTA TO THE SANTA MARIA". He explains complicated issues in a clear and consice manner, and maintains an interesting writing style throughout.


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