Berklar á Íslandi

Tuberculosis was one of the most deadly and contagious viral diseases to hit Iceland. In this book historian and nurse Erla Dóris Halldórsdóttir, covers the history of the disease in Iceland. 

The disease took a heavy toll in Iceland, particularly among the younger generation and young women. 

This book is a marvelous achievement and an admirable work bringing together a history that shaped Iceland in many ways in the beginning of the twentieth century. 

ISBN 9789935544292

Author Erla Dóris Halldórsdóttir

Publisher Hólar, 2025

Format Softcover, 25 cm

Pages 543