Smallpox : the fight to eradicate a global scourge / David A. Koplow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koplow, David A., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smallpox--Cultures and culture media.

Smallpox.

Smallpox--Epidemiology.

Smallpox--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though smallpox was eradicated from the planet two decades ago, recent terrorist acts have raised the horrific possibility that rogue states, laboratories, or terrorist groups are in possession of secret stockpiles of the virus that causes the disease, and may be preparing to unleash it on target populations.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Rise and Fall of Smallpox; 2 The Biology of Viruses; 3 Smallpox as a Biological Weapon; 4 Environmental Law and Policy; 5 The World Health Organization; 6 The Morality of Extinction; 7 The Case for Extermination; 8 The Case against Extermination; 9 Conclusions and Recommendations; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-520-93808-9

1-59734-903-8

OCLC:

568151477