House on fire : the fight to eradicate smallpox
Foege, William
House on fire : the fight to eradicate smallpox - London University of California press 2011 - xxi,218p.
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations xi
Foreword by Carmen Hooker Odom and Samuel L. Milbank xiii
Foreword by David J. Sencer xv
Preface xix
PART ONE AFRICA: IDENTIFYING THE KEY STRATEGY
1. A Loathsome Disease 3
2. A Succession of Mentors 12
3. Practicing Public Health in Nigeria 28
4. Fire Line around a Virus 43
5. Extinguishing Smallpox in a Time of War 60
PART TWO INDIA: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF ERADICATION
6. Under the Rule of Variola 83,
7. Unwarranted Optimism105
8. A Gorgeous Coalition 123
9. Rising Numbers, Refining Strategy 145
10. Water on a Burning House 163
11. Smallpox Zero 173
Conclusion 188
Postscript 193
Appendix: A Plan in the Event of Smallpox Bioterrorism 195
Notes 199
Glossary 209
Index 213
9780520274471
614.521 / FOE
House on fire : the fight to eradicate smallpox - London University of California press 2011 - xxi,218p.
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations xi
Foreword by Carmen Hooker Odom and Samuel L. Milbank xiii
Foreword by David J. Sencer xv
Preface xix
PART ONE AFRICA: IDENTIFYING THE KEY STRATEGY
1. A Loathsome Disease 3
2. A Succession of Mentors 12
3. Practicing Public Health in Nigeria 28
4. Fire Line around a Virus 43
5. Extinguishing Smallpox in a Time of War 60
PART TWO INDIA: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF ERADICATION
6. Under the Rule of Variola 83,
7. Unwarranted Optimism105
8. A Gorgeous Coalition 123
9. Rising Numbers, Refining Strategy 145
10. Water on a Burning House 163
11. Smallpox Zero 173
Conclusion 188
Postscript 193
Appendix: A Plan in the Event of Smallpox Bioterrorism 195
Notes 199
Glossary 209
Index 213
9780520274471
614.521 / FOE