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Book Review of The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History

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interesting account of how yellow fever has plagued countries for centuries, how the disease is transmitted, how it was ultimately discovered, and why it is still feared. As an aside, an impressive biography of Walter Reed, the doctor who headed the commission on yellow fever.