Global Disease Eradication : The Race for the Last Child

Global Disease Eradication : The Race for the Last Child

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版/ページ数 196 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781555812256
  • DDC分類 616.9045

基本説明

Introduces the concept of disease eradication, discussing the centrality of the developing world in eradication efforts.

Full Description


A look into the debate surrounding global disease eradication. * Presents the history of the campaigns to eradicate malaria, smallpox, and polio. * Examines the social, political, scientific, and economic considerations of global disease eradication. This title is published by the American Society for Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.

Contents

Table of Contents EradicationBullet Outbreak Two Children Swamps, Farms, and Bad Air Escalating Pressure Learning from the Past: Hard Lessons, Hard Work Biology Plays Its Hand Social Issues Loom Large Fatal Inflexibility: One Plan to Fit All The Price of Failure Forward to the Present Magic Bullets: Malaria, Man, and Mosquito: the Biologic Perspective Smallpox: the Right Disease, the Right Time Fading Scars From Golden Needles to Vaccine Moving toward Control Thinking About Eradication Commitment, Evolution, Success Smallpox Zero The Smallpox Dividend: An Incomplete Life: the Biologi Perspective Polio: the Rise and Fall of a Disease The Countdown Biologic Realities The Invisible Disease The Clearing Picture President Roosevelt's Other War The Needs of the World Brazil's Attack Coming to America Going Global Measures of Success--or Failure The End Game: Another Virus, Another Vaccine: the Biologic Perspective The Future for Global Disease Eradication Biologic Feasibility Financial Resources Political Will Social Benefit The Next Campaign Epilogue: Voices from the Eradication Campaigns Christopher Plowe and Abdoulaye Djimde: Malaria Warriors Donald Ainslie Henderson: Politics and Public Health William Foege: Legacy of the Smallpox Campaign Sharon Bloom: When Politics Are Local Phillip Spradling: from Primary Care to the Mountains of Nepal Kathy Kohler: Fulfilling a Dream Alice Pope: a Passion for People Duane Kilgus: from Desk to Desert Virginia Swezy: a Champion in the Final Leg of the Race Steve Stewart: Roads and Rivers Fabio Leviano: Opening Pandora's Box Donald Hopkins: the Blowing of a Certain Trumpet Walter Dowdle: the Leader People Barely Know Exists Steve Cochi: Turning Dreams into Reality The World Health Organization