Pox americana the great smallpox epidemic of 1775 82 fenn elizabeth a isbn 9780809078219 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Pox americana is great as a story but flawed as historical epidemiology elizabeth a fenn explains that epidemic smallpox in scattered parts of north america occurred from 1775 to 1782 the years of the american war for independence that event has received the lions share of historians attention by drawing our attention to the smallpox that raged in canada the united states the spanish southwest hudson bay and alaska fenn demonstrates that microbes as well as human actors played no . While many know that smallpox was rampant on the eastern seaboard during the revolutionary war in pox americana author elizabeth fenn chronicles the truly continental scope of the epidemic fenn begins by describing smallpox and how it was experienced by those who suffered through it including its transmission symptoms and progression the author also recalls why north america was so vulnerable to so severe an epidemic and describes the experiences that prominent americans such as . While many know that smallpox was rampant on the eastern seaboard during the revolutionary war in pox americana author elizabeth fenn chronicles the truly continental scope of the epidemic fenn begins by describing smallpox and how it was experienced by those who suffered through it including its transmission symptoms and progression the author also recalls why north america was so vulnerable to so severe an epidemic and describes the experiences that prominent americans such as . Smallpox pox americana the great smallpox epidemic of 1775 82 author affiliations harriet smeyermd contributing editordavid hmorsems journal review editorroberthoganmd adviser for new media