In 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.
In 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.
BERNARD SEYTRE is the author and coauthor of several books written in French. MARY SHAFFER is a professional science writer. Both authors are based in Paris.
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Acknowledgments 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
Acknowledgments 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
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