Vaccinated : one man's quest to defeat the world's deadliest diseases
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0061227951
ISBN 13
9780061227950
Category
General, Nursing, Allied
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
254
Subject
Hilleman, Maurice Ralph, 1919- Immunologists--United States--Biography.
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Abstract
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.
Description
xv, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Biblio Notes
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.
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.
Number of Copies
1
