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Paralysed with fear The story of polio /

The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio.

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Main Authors: Williams, Gareth, MD
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Poliomyelitis > history
Poliomyelitis vaccine > History
History of Medicine
Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
Health and Fitness
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137299765
Summary: The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio.
'As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one' - The Guardian 'Williams is good on the terror [polio] inspired...and strongest of all is Williams's highly entertaining description of the poisonous rivalry between scientists... His tale of vendetta and bitterness reminds us that even medical heroes can be as jealous and petty as the rest of us' - The Times 'An absorbing new history of the disease... personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruth
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137299758, 2013.
Carrier Form: 376 p. : 52 b&w, 6 graphs, halftones, 4 maps, 12 diagrames.
ISBN: 9781137299758
9781137299765 :
1137299762 :
CLC: R-09
Contents: A Gentle Introduction 1. A Plague from Nowhere 2. The Crippler 3. The Virus That Never Was 4. Germs of Ideas 5. Lost in Transmission 6. Fear is the Key 7. First Do No Harm 8. Dead or Alive 9. Front Runner 10. Poles Apart 11. In the Opposite Corner 12. Loose Ends and a Gordian Knot 13. Looking Forward to a Retrospective.

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