Selective Blindness: Ida Bengtson and the Treatment of Trachoma

Abstract

Kate Sheppard writes about bacteriologist Ida Bengtson and her integral role in isolating the bacteria that caused trachoma and establishing methods for disease prevention.

Department(s)

History and Political Science

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2018 The Author, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

Dec 2018

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