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Ancestry24 Reviews Plague, Pox and Pandemics by Howard Phillips

Plague, Pox and Pandemics: A Jacana Pocket History of Epidemics in South AfricaVerdict: carrot

Plague, Pox and Pandemics: a Jacana Pocket History of Epidemics in South Africa by Howard Phillips is an epidemic of lethal diseases which killed tens of thousands of people in South Africa. Anyone who lost a family member during the years covered in this book would more than likely have died from one the 5 epidemics mentioned in this book being Smallpox, Bubonic Plague, Spanish Flu, and Poliomyelitis or yes AIDS. Many genealogical researchers or family historians seem to forget that besides war or old age that their family members probably died from one these dreaded diseases.

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