03192nam 2200625 a 450 991046008580332120200520144314.01-283-27796-497866132779610-520-94889-010.1525/9780520948891(CKB)2670000000081271(EBL)672392(OCoLC)712769678(SSID)ssj0000470055(PQKBManifestationID)11297594(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470055(PQKBWorkID)10531960(PQKB)10789298(MiAaPQ)EBC672392(DE-B1597)521131(DE-B1597)9780520948891(Au-PeEL)EBL672392(CaPaEBR)ebr10456424(CaONFJC)MIL327796(EXLCZ)99267000000008127120100928d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHouse on fire[electronic resource] the fight to eradicate smallpox /William H. FoegeBerkeley [Calif.] University of California Press ;New York Milbank Memorial Fundc20111 online resource (241 p.)California/Milbank books on health and the public ;21Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26836-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.A loathsome disease -- A succession of mentors -- Practicing public health in Nigeria -- Fire line around a virus -- Extinguishing smallpox in a time of war -- Under the rule of variola -- Unwarranted optimism -- A gorgeous coalition -- Rising numbers, refining strategy -- Water on a burning house -- Smallpox zero.A story of courage and risk-taking, House on Fire tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health. Part autobiography, part mystery, the story is told by a man who was one of the architects of a radical vaccination scheme that became a key strategy in ending the horrible disease when it was finally contained in India. In House on Fire, William H. Foege describes his own experiences in public health and details the remarkable program that involved people from countries around the world in pursuit of a single objective-eliminating smallpox forever. Rich with the details of everyday life, as well as a few adventures, House on Fire gives an intimate sense of what it is like to work on the ground in some of the world's most impoverished countries-and tells what it is like to contribute to programs that really do change the world.California/Milbank books on health and the public ;21.SmallpoxElectronic books.Smallpox.614.5/21Foege William H.1936-1055443Milbank Memorial Fund.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460085803321House on fire2488845UNINA