Screen LibraryHouse on fire：the fight to eradicate smallpox
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University of California Press Milbank Memorial Fund,
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| Publisher Address: | Berkeley New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 21 |
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| Carrier Form: | xxi, 218 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780520268364 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520268369 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520274471 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520274474 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | R511 |
| CLC: | R511.3 |
| Call Number: | R511.3/F654 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index. 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. "A story of courage and risk-taking, House on Fire tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health. Part autobiography, part mystery, the story is told by a man who was one of the architects of a radical vaccination scheme that became a key strategy in ending the horrible disease when it was finally contained in India. In House on Fire, William H. Foege describes his own experiences in public health and details the remarkable program that involved people |