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LODDENKEMPER, Robert

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Tuberculosis and War: Lessons learned from World War II. Edited by John F. Murray and Robert Loddenkemper.

Unionville, CT: Karger, 2018.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the status of TB before, during and after WWII in the 25 belligerent countries that were chiefly involved. It also summarizes the history of TB up to the present day. "A special chapter on "Nazi medicine, tuberculosis and genocide" examines inhuman Nazi ideology, which used TB as a justification for murder, and targeted the disease by eradicating millions who were afflicted by it.



Subjects: EPIDEMIOLOGY › History of Epidemiology, INFECTIOUS DISEASE › Tuberculosis › History of Tuberculosis, MILITARY MEDICINE, SURGERY & HYGIENE › History of Military Medicine, MILITARY MEDICINE, SURGERY & HYGIENE › World War II