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Smallpox : the fight to eradicate a global scourge / David A. Koplow.
Van Pelt Library RA644.S6 K675 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koplow, David A., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smallpox.
- Smallpox--Prevention.
- Smallpox--Epidemiology.
- Smallpox--Cultures and culture media.
- Smallpox--prevention & control.
- Russia.
- United States.
- Health Policy.
- International Cooperation.
- Variola virus.
- Medical Subjects:
- Smallpox--prevention & control.
- Russia.
- United States.
- Health Policy.
- International Cooperation.
- Variola virus.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 265 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Smallpox is one the world's deadliest diseases and was eradicated from the planet two decades ago. Koplow looks at the long and fascinating history of the smallpox virus, with an informative overview of the political, biological, environmental, medical, and legal issues surrounding the extermination debate.
- Contents:
- 1. The Rise and Fall of Smallpox 9
- 2. The Biology of Viruses 32
- 3. Smallpox as a Biological Weapon 58
- 4. Environmental Law and Policy 104
- 5. The World Health Organization 137
- 6. The Morality of Extinction 158
- 7. The Case for Extermination 179
- 8. The Case against Extermination 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0520237323
- OCLC:
- 49583067
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