The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis /
Seytre, Bernard,
The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis / Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005. - 1 online resource (161 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The last victims -- A lifetime burden -- A virus with a long history -- The people versus polio -- Freed from the iron lung -- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk -- Behind the scenes -- The largest medical experiment in history -- The race for an oral vaccine -- Revolution in the production of vaccines -- Polio: programmed for defeat -- The end game -- The challenge of eradication.
Annotation In 1988, the World Health Organization launched a campaign for global eradication of polio. The goal is closer than ever as fewer than 2,000 people died from the disease in 2002, down from approximately 350,000 in 1988. In this book, the authors tell the story of this crippling virus that has struck down healthy children for centuries.
English.
081353786X (electronic bk.) 9780813537863 (electronic bk.) 128213440X 9781282134409 9786613806987 6613806986
22573/ctt4jvb44 JSTOR
Poliomyelitis--History.
Poliomyelitis vaccine--History.
Poliomyelitis--prevention & control
History, 20th Century
Vaccination--history
Poliomyélite--Histoire.
Vaccin antipoliomyélitique--Histoire.
Médecine--Histoire--20e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--Alzheimer's & Dementia.
MEDICAL--Neurology.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
Poliomyelitis.
Poliomyelitis vaccine.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
RC180.9 / .S4913 2005eb
616.8/35
2006 A-071 WC 556 / S522h 2005a
The death of a disease : a history of the eradication of poliomyelitis / Bernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005. - 1 online resource (161 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The last victims -- A lifetime burden -- A virus with a long history -- The people versus polio -- Freed from the iron lung -- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk -- Behind the scenes -- The largest medical experiment in history -- The race for an oral vaccine -- Revolution in the production of vaccines -- Polio: programmed for defeat -- The end game -- The challenge of eradication.
Annotation In 1988, the World Health Organization launched a campaign for global eradication of polio. The goal is closer than ever as fewer than 2,000 people died from the disease in 2002, down from approximately 350,000 in 1988. In this book, the authors tell the story of this crippling virus that has struck down healthy children for centuries.
English.
081353786X (electronic bk.) 9780813537863 (electronic bk.) 128213440X 9781282134409 9786613806987 6613806986
22573/ctt4jvb44 JSTOR
Poliomyelitis--History.
Poliomyelitis vaccine--History.
Poliomyelitis--prevention & control
History, 20th Century
Vaccination--history
Poliomyélite--Histoire.
Vaccin antipoliomyélitique--Histoire.
Médecine--Histoire--20e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--Alzheimer's & Dementia.
MEDICAL--Neurology.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
Poliomyelitis.
Poliomyelitis vaccine.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
RC180.9 / .S4913 2005eb
616.8/35
2006 A-071 WC 556 / S522h 2005a