Smallpox : the death of a disease : the inside story of eradicating a worldwide killer /
Henderson, Donald A. 1928-
Smallpox : the death of a disease : the inside story of eradicating a worldwide killer / by D.A. Henderson ; foreword by Richard Preston. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009. - p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The disease, the virus, and its history -- The world decides to eradicate smallpox -- Creating a global program -- Where to begin : a tale of two countries- Brazil and Indonesia -- Africa : a formidable and complicated challenge -- India and Nepal : a natural home of endemic smallpox -- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh : the last stronghold of variola major -- Ethiopia and Somalia : the last countries with smallpox -- Smallpox : post-eradication -- Smallpox as a biological weapon -- lessons and legacies of smallpox eradication.
9781591027225 (cloth : alk. paper)
2009010087
Henderson, Donald A. 1928-
Smallpox--History--20th century.
Smallpox--epidemiology.
History, 20th Century.
Smallpox--history.
Smallpox--prevention & control.
RA644.S6 / H46 2009
362.196/9120092
WC 585 / H496s 2009
Smallpox : the death of a disease : the inside story of eradicating a worldwide killer / by D.A. Henderson ; foreword by Richard Preston. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009. - p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The disease, the virus, and its history -- The world decides to eradicate smallpox -- Creating a global program -- Where to begin : a tale of two countries- Brazil and Indonesia -- Africa : a formidable and complicated challenge -- India and Nepal : a natural home of endemic smallpox -- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh : the last stronghold of variola major -- Ethiopia and Somalia : the last countries with smallpox -- Smallpox : post-eradication -- Smallpox as a biological weapon -- lessons and legacies of smallpox eradication.
9781591027225 (cloth : alk. paper)
2009010087
Henderson, Donald A. 1928-
Smallpox--History--20th century.
Smallpox--epidemiology.
History, 20th Century.
Smallpox--history.
Smallpox--prevention & control.
RA644.S6 / H46 2009
362.196/9120092
WC 585 / H496s 2009