When the Public Feared That Library Books Could Spread Deadly Diseases

[Stephen B. Alayon]

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-great-book-scare-people-worried-contaminated-books-could-spread-disease-180972967/  

When the Public Feared That Library Books Could Spread Deadly Diseases

“The great book scare” created a panic that you could catch an infection just by lending from the library

At the height of the book scare, news outlets reported that dust from library books could spread infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, smallpox and scarlet fever. (kevron2001 / iStock)

By Joseph Hayes

SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
AUGUST 23, 2019

Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-great-book-scare-people-worried-contaminated-books-could-spread-disease-180972967/  

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