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Scourge

Autor Jonathan B Tucker
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 aug 2002
A history of one of the world's deadliest diseases traces the influence of the smallpox plague on the course of human civilization, describes Jenner's creation of a vaccine against it and the World Health Organization's global efforts to eradicate it, and examines the dangers it still poses today as
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780802139399
ISBN-10: 0802139396
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 151 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Grove Atlantic

Recenzii

"A concise, suspenseful, and scientifically accurate narrative. - The New York Times Book Review "Tucker describes the ravages caused by the disease and succinctly traces its role in history.... The book is difficult to put down." - Publishers Weekly"

Descriere

A "Washington Post" Best Book of 2001, "Scourge" provides a definitive account of the dramatic story of smallpox by a leading expert on biological and chemical weapons. Includes a new Afterword about recent developments in bioterrorism and the threat of smallpox.