"Tularemia"
Journal article
By: Edward Francis
Date: April 25, 1925
Source: Francis, Edward. "Tularemia." The Journal of the American Medical Association 84, no. 17 (April 25, 1925): 1243–1250.
About the Author: Ohio native Edward Francis (1872–1957) graduated from the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University. He was best known for identifying and developing methods to fight tularemia, an infectious disease he contracted five times over the course of his life as a result of his research. For his work, he was awarded a gold medal from the American Medical Association in 1928 and honorary doctorates of science from Ohio State and Miami University in Ohio.
Introduction
Tularemia was officially recognized in 1911, though it had been noted as early as 1907. The disease was wholly American until it was reported in other countries starting in about 1925. It was...
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