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Book SynopsisIn 1988, the World Health Organization launched a campaign for global eradication of polio. The goal is closer than ever as fewer than 2,000 people died from the disease in 2002, down from approximately 350,000 in 1988. In this book, the authors tell the story of this crippling virus that has struck down healthy children for centuries.
Trade ReviewAs we move towards the global eradication of polio, historical accounts of the program such as this become more important than ever. From the perspective of the World Health Organization, this book is invaluable as an easy-to-read historical account of the successful battle against polio. -- Dr. David L. Heymann * executive director of communicable diseases, World Health Organization *
As we move towards the global eradication of polio, historical accounts of the program such as this become more important than ever. From the perspective of the World Health Organization, this book is invaluable as an easy-to-read historical account of the successful battle against polio. -- Dr. David L. Heymann * executive director of communicable diseases, World Health Organization *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1. The Last Victims
2. A Lifetime Burden
3. A Virus with a Long History
4. The People versus Polio
5. Freed from the Iron Lung
6. Coming Along at the Right Time: Jonas Salk
7. Behind the Scenes
8. The Largest Medical Experiment in History
9. The Race for an Oral Vaccine
10. Revolution in the Production of Vaccines
11. Polio: Programmed for Defeat
12. The End Game
13. The Challenge of Eradication
Notes
References
Index
