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Not enough praise can be heaped upon this book for its quality. The story deserves a wider audience, however. Richard preston, author of the hot zone, wrote the forward.
A henderson. Gives an endearing and witty account of himself through the turmoils of battling one of the world's greatest scourges on mankind. What strikes me most about henderson's perspective is how candid he is about his experience as head of the e... Read More
Smallpox- the death of a the indside story of eradicating. Bill foege's house on the fight to eradicate smallpox. Da (the head of the program) explains very candidly the who effort to eradicate smallpox.
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Quality
The most modern vaccine freezedried was heatstable i would have called it 34roomtemperaturestable34
Great examples used throughout the book along with great supplemental images and figures
Underplayedscientific smallpox has several attributes that made it specially vulnerable to eradication
The ins and outs of the who bureaucracy are very clearly present throughout the entire book necessitating a search for loophole... Read More
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It was received promptly and in good condition
Packaging/appearance
The thing i love about history particularly disease history is that it is absolutely packed with incredible stories of men and ... Read More
The anecdotal clippings that are boxed and scattered in the book depict unique struggles and solutions of the eradication campaign
Competitiveness
Henderson also goes into great depth reflecting upon the future implications of keeping variola major stores in us and russia
In one case henderson describes a funding group refused to pay for fuel for the teams trucks on the grounds that a different ag... Read More
As in any field funding was always uncertain especially when so many experts said the goal was impossible and that the funds s... Read More
Even so for one who is interested in the topic i cant think of a better source than henderson
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I got a this have not finished it yet
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But i was beyond excited that used copy i got was actually signed by d
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He wrote this book as an insider and was frank about the trials and tribulations of the program
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Henderson wrote a separate chapter on each endemic area but the challenges were so unique in each one that their was little repetition
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What they did was thought impossible yet it did not stop them
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Smallpox is still a disease without treatment a contagious disease with a high mortality rate the victims dying a horrible death or else leaving them scarred for life
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This book has another huge plusit is written by d
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Da the head of the program explains very candidly the who effort to eradicate smallpox
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