House on fire : the fight to eradicate smallpox / William H. Foege.

  • Foege, William H., 1936-
Date:
[2011], ©2011
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Publication/Creation

Berkeley : University of California Press ; New York : Milbank Memorial Fund, [2011], ©2011.

Physical description

xxi, 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.

Contents

A loathsome disease -- A succession of mentors -- Practicing public health in Nigeria -- Fire line around a virus -- Extinguishing smallpox in a time of war -- Under the rule of variola -- Unwarranted optimism -- A gorgeous coalition -- Rising numbers, refining strategy -- Water on a burning house -- Smallpox zero.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780520268364
  • 0520268369