House on Fire Free

Author: William H. Foege
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0520274474
Category: Medical

House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public)

A story of courage and risk-taking, House on Fire tells how smallpox, a disease that killed, blinded, and scarred millions over centuries of human history, was completely eradicated in a spectacular triumph of medicine and public health. Download House on Fire medical books for free.
Part autobiography, part mystery, the story is told by a man who was one of the architects of a radical vaccination scheme that became a key strategy in ending the horrible disease when it was finally contained in India. In House on Fire, William H. Foege describes his own experiences in public health and details the remarkable program that involved people from countries around the world in pursuit of a single objective--eliminating smallpox forever. Rich with the details of everyday life, as well as a Get House on Fire our bestseller medical books.

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