The Beetle of Aphrodite and Other Medical Mysteries by Peter Ford, Michael Howell

The Beetle of Aphrodite and Other Medical Mysteries

Peter Ford, Michael Howell

358 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history science dark informative medium-paced
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Twelve recreated medical cases--from Robert Bruce to the Marquis de Sade--demonstrate how doctors throughout history have had to become detectives to track down the elusive causes of infectious diseases and unexplained deaths

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