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...business because he thought it offered more chance for public service. In 1946, a new disease, Rickettsialpox, broke out in Queens, and Pomerantz tracked down the carrier-a tiny mite carried by mice. In his honor, a new species of flea, found in the Philippines, has now been named Stivalius pomerantzi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Laurels | 11/12/1951 | See Source »

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