The story of the rise and fall of smallpox, one of the most savage killers inthe history of mankind, and the only disease ever to be successfully exterminated (30 years ago next year) by a public health campaign. INDICE: Preface: Setting the Scene 1. Know the Enemy 2. Of Man and Angel 3. First Steps in the Right Direction 4. The Ambassador's Ingenious Lady 5. Curiosa Americana 6. From Passion to Fashion 7. The greatest Improvement? 8. Everyday Tales of Country Folk 9. The Disinterested Divulger of a Salutary Blessing 10. Crusaders and Infidels 11. An Affront to the Rights of Man 12. More Fatal than Smallpox 13. The Most Beautiful Discovery or a Disastrous Illusion? 14.Lest we Forget 15. Death Throes of a Clinical Curiosity 16. Legacy of an Angel
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27471-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 17/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés