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Of the cause of the yellow fever; and the means of preventing it in places not yet infected with it: Addressed to the Board of Health in America.

Publication Details

London: Printed by and for Clio Rickman, 1807 CE.

This 13-page pamphlet was probably the only medical publication by the English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary, Thomas Paine. Paine's essay was first published in newspapers in 1806.

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Entry Number#12875
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15122
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External URLof-the-cause-of-the-yellow-fever-and-the-means-of-peventing-it-in-places-not-yet-infected-with-it-addressed-to-the-board-of-health-in-america

Geographic Context

Publication place: London