Scourge : the once and future threat of smallpox / Jonathan B. Tucker.
Scourge : the once and future threat of smallpox / Jonathan B. Tucker.
Scourge : the once and future threat of smallpox / Jonathan B. Tucker.
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Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2001.
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N616.912/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
291 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Monster on Death Row -- 2. Smallpox and Civilization -- 3. Dr. Jenner's Vaccine -- 4. Launching the Crusade -- 5. Global Eradication -- 6. Long Road to Zero -- 7. Realm of the Final Inch -- 8. The Soviet Betrayal -- 9. Stay of Execution -- 10. Washington Reconsiders -- 11. Decision in Geneva -- 1...
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Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2001.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2001.
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Summary
"Smallpox, the only infectious disease to have been eradicated, was one of the most terrifying of human scourges. It covered the skin with hideous, painful boils, killed a third of its victims, and left the survivors disfigured for life. In this riveting, often terrifying look at the history of smallpox, Jonathan B. Tucker tells the story of this d...
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Scourge : the once and future threat of smallpox / Jonathan B. Tucker.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2001.
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N616.912/5
Record Identifier
74VvQXr4zqdl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQXr4zqdl
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ISBN
0802139396
9780871138309
0871138301
9780802139399
DDC
616.912009
MMS ID
991014538929702626
