Isbn: 9780399122866 - the invisible fire: the story of mankind's triumph over the ancient scourge of smallpox (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with some edgewear and writing on ffep in a Very Good+ dust jacket with soiling and edgewear; The Invisible Fire tells the story of mankind's victory over the ancient scourge of smallpox, a disease that has killed more people than any other since antiquity. The book tells the story of the development of vaccines and the fight against smallpox from the perspective of scientists, public health officials, and policy-makers. It also tells the story of the people who fought the battle against smallpox, from the early pioneers who discovered the cause of the disease and developed vaccines to the heroes of the smallpox eradication campaigns of the 1960s and 1970s. The Invisible Fire is an important work that will fascinate readers interested in the history of medicine, public health, and policy-making.; 8vo; 447 pages.…