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House on fire [electronic resource] : the fight to eradicate smallpox / William H. Foege.

By: Foege, William H, 1936-.
Contributor(s): Milbank Memorial Fund | ebrary, Inc.
Series: California/Milbank books on health and the public: 21.Publisher: Berkeley [Calif.] : New York : University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund, c2011Description: xxi, 218 p. : ill.Subject(s): SmallpoxGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 614.5/21 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
A loathsome disease -- A succession of mentors -- Practicing public health in Nigeria -- Fire line around a virus -- Extinguishing smallpox in a time of war -- Under the rule of variola -- Unwarranted optimism -- A gorgeous coalition -- Rising numbers, refining strategy -- Water on a burning house -- Smallpox zero.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A loathsome disease -- A succession of mentors -- Practicing public health in Nigeria -- Fire line around a virus -- Extinguishing smallpox in a time of war -- Under the rule of variola -- Unwarranted optimism -- A gorgeous coalition -- Rising numbers, refining strategy -- Water on a burning house -- Smallpox zero.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.