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By Jo Ann Carrigan. 487 pp., illustrated. Lafayette, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1994. $27.50. ISBN 0-940984-86-5.

The history of medicine is not everyone's cup of tea, or glass of beer. Some physicians show a studied indifference to the profession's past, whether the focus is on triumphs, ineptitude, or unscientific groupings. "What do I have to learn from such bygone episodes?" one might say. "I'm too busy with my own work." Nevertheless, for those working in public health, epidemiology, or medical ethics, an informed acquaintance with the historical record can be both revealing and consoling.

Jo Ann Carrigan's history of yellow fever in Louisiana from 1796 through 1905 is a strong example. To some the book's title . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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