The greatest killer : smallpox in history : with a new introduction / Donald R. Hopkins.

Author/creator Hopkins, Donald R.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxviii, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 1. Variola rex -- 2. The most terrible of all the ministers of death -- 3. Heavenly flowers -- 4. Kiss of the Goddess -- 5. The spotted death -- 6. The Great Fire -- 7. A destroying angel -- 8. Erythrotherapy and eradication.
General noteOriginally published as Princes and peasants, 1983.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [329]-361) and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 2002023950
ISBN0226351688
ISBN9780226351681