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Vaccinated : one man's quest to defeat the world's deadliest diseases / Paul A. Offit.
Author
Offit, Paul A.
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Format
Book
Language
English
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1st Smithsonian books ed.
Published/Created
[Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books ; New York, NY : Collins, 2007.
Description
xv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Lewis Library - Stacks
QR180.72.H55 O33 2007
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Subject(s)
Immunologists
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United States
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Biography
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Virology
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Research
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United States
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History
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Vaccines
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Research
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United States
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History
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Virology
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Hilleman, Maurice Ralph 1919-2005
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Biographies
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Summary note
A biography of the late immunologist follows his tireless quest to eradicate disease, discussing the history of the field of immunology, current controversy about the link between vaccines and autism, and Hilleman's success in developing the first mumps vaccine.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue
The time capsule
"My God : this is the pandemic. It's here!"
Jeryl Lynn
Eight doors
The destroying angel
Coughs, colds, cancers, and chickens
The monster maker
Political science
Blood
Animalcules
An uncertain future
Unrecognized genius
Epilogue
Notes
Selected bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index.
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ISBN
9780061227950
0061227951
LCCN
2006053054
OCLC
77048013
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