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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

PLAGUE AND PESTILENCE

FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT

Third Edition

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

PLAGUE AND PESTILENCE

FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE PRESENT

Third Edition

GEORGE CHILDS KOHN, Editor

Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence: From Ancient Times to the Present, Third Edition

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Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence : from ancient times to the

present / George Childs Kohn, editor. — 3rd ed.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. ).

ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-6935-4

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1. Epidemics—History—Encyclopedias. I. Kohn, George C.

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