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"This book dissects medical myths and pseudoscience and explores how misinformation can spread faster than microbes. Yasmin debunks public health myths ranging from the spurious link between vaccines and autism to the truth about so-called chemtrails left behind by airplanes. In short chapters covering popular myths, Yasmin parses the science behind fearful rumors and models how to be a more informed consumer of health news"--
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2 editions- Other · English · 2021Johns Hopkins University Press · 263 pages · 9781421440408
- Other · English · 2021Johns Hopkins University Press · 272 pages · 9781421440415
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