Vaccinated : one man's quest to defeat the world's deadliest diseases / Paul A. Offit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Offit, Paul A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hilleman, Maurice Ralph, 1919-2005.

Hilleman, Maurice Ralph.

Immunologists--United States--Biography.

Immunologists.

Virology--Research--United States--History.

Virology.

Vaccines--Research--United States--History.

Vaccines.

Vaccines--Research.

History.

Virology--Research.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Smithsonian Books paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books ; New York, NY : Collins, 2008.

Summary:

Maurice Hilleman is the father of modern vaccines. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly deadly diseases-including mumps, rubella, and measles-nearly forgotten. Author Paul A. Offit's rich and lively narrative details Hilleman's research and experiences as the basis for a larger exploration of the development of vaccines, covering two hundred years of medical history and traveling across the globe in the process. The history of vaccines necessarily brings with it a cautionary message, as they have come under assault from those insisting they do more harm than good. Paul Offit clearly and compellingly rebuts these arguments, and, by demonstrating how much the work of Hilleman and others has gained for humanity, shows us how much we have to lose.

Contents:

Prologue

The time capsule

"My God : this is the pandemic. It's here!"

Jeryl Lynn

Eight doors

The destroying angel

Coughs, colds, cancers, and chickens

The monster maker

Political science

Blood

Animalcules

An uncertain future

Unrecognized genius

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-241) and index.

ISBN:

006122796X

9780061227967

OCLC:

191245549