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Discussing the book "Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague" with Richard Rhodes

BROADCAST: Mar. 26, 1997 | DURATION: 00:53:33

Details

Broadcast Date
Mar. 26, 1997

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
53 minutes, 33 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health

People

Historians Authors, Writers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Rhodes, Richard--Interviews Rhodes, Richard. Deadly feasts. Prion diseases--Popular works. Zoonoses--Popular works. Kuru--Popular works. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease--Popular works. Historians--United States--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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