LEADER 03707nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910449920303321 005 20210528002317.0 010 $a1-282-13440-X 010 $a9786613806987 010 $a0-8135-3786-X 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813537863 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246479 035 $a(EBL)977454 035 $a(OCoLC)801661499 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000135581 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11139160 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000135581 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10063261 035 $a(PQKB)10341336 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC977454 035 $a(OCoLC)68624603 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8187 035 $a(DE-B1597)529699 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813537863 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL977454 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10120766 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL380698 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246479 100 $a20050129d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe death of a disease $ea history of the eradication of poliomyelitis /$fBernard Seytre, Mary Shaffer 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (174 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-3676-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe last victims -- A lifetime burden -- A virus with a long history -- The people versus polio -- Freed from the iron lung -- Coming along at the right time: Jonas Salk -- Behind the scenes -- The largest medical experiment in history -- The race for an oral vaccine -- Revolution in the production of vaccines -- Polio: programmed for defeat -- The end game -- The challenge of eradication. 330 $aIn 1988, the World Health Organization launched a campaign for the global eradication of polio. Today, this goal is closer than ever. Fewer than 1,300 people were paralyzed from the disease in 2004, down from approximately 350,000 in 1988. In The Death of a Disease, science writers Bernard Seytre and Mary Shaffer tell the dramatic story of this crippling virus that has evoked terror among parents and struck down healthy children for centuries. Beginning in ancient Egypt, the narrative explores the earliest stages of research, describes the wayward paths taken by a long line of scientists-each of whom made a vital contribution to understanding this enigmatic virus-and traces the development of the Salk and Sabin vaccines. The book also tracks the contemporary polio story, detailing the remaining obstacles as well as the medical, governmental, and international health efforts that are currently being focused on developing countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Niger. At a time when emerging diseases and the threat of bioterrorism are the focus of much media and public attention, this book tells the story of a crippling disease that is on the verge of disappearing. In the face of tremendous odds, the near-eradication of polio offers an inspiring story that is both encouraging and instructive to those at the center of the continued fight against communicable diseases. 606 $aPoliomyelitis$xHistory 606 $aPoliomyelitis vaccine$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoliomyelitis$xHistory. 615 0$aPoliomyelitis vaccine$xHistory. 676 $a616.8/35 700 $aSeytre$b Bernard$01034153 701 $aShaffer$b Mary$01034154 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449920303321 996 $aThe death of a disease$92453103 997 $aUNINA