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Smallpox: The Death of a Disease
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: D. A. Henderson, M.D.
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-09-25 - Publisher: Prometheus Books

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For more than 3000 years, hundreds of millions of people have died or been left permanently scarred or blind by the relentless, incurable disease called smallpo
Smallpox
Language: en
Pages: 334
Authors: Donald Ainslie Henderson
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher:

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Foreword by Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone; Preface by David M. Oshinsky. The personal story of how Dr Henderson led the World Health Organization's ca
Angel of Death
Language: en
Pages: 453
Authors: G. Williams
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-17 - Publisher: Springer

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The story of the rise and fall of smallpox, one of the most savage killers in the history of mankind, and the only disease ever to be successfully exterminated
House on Fire
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: William H. Foege
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-06 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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“Bill Foege takes us inside the world's greatest public health triumph: the eradication of smallpox. It's a story of true determination, passion and courage.
The Life and Death of Smallpox
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: Ian Glynn
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-08-30 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A history of one of the most feared diseases, ending with a conditional human success story - the worldwide eradication of smallpox.