Vaccines by Naff, Clay Farris instant download

Vaccines by Naff, Clay Farris instant download

239 pages : 24 cm, In this anthology, the history of vaccines' development and the controversies over their use in mass inoculation campaigns is explored from their 18th century origins down to the present, Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-230) and index, Ch. 1: Development of vaccines -- Brief history of the war against infectious disease / Joshua Lederberg -- Life before preventative medicine / Christine A. Smith -- Early efforts to inoculate / Christopher S.W. Koehler -- Inoculating against smallpox / Edward Jenner -- Louis Pasteur and the causes of infection / Rene Dubos -- Modern vista of vaccines / National Immunization Program -- Ch. 2: Milestones in disease prevention -- Conquering polio / Jane S. Smith -- Finding a vaccine for Hepatitis B / Baruch S. Blumberg -- Smallpox eradicated through global use of vaccine / Frank Fenner -- Beating back measles / C.A. de Quadros et. al. -- Vaccine for chicken pox / World Health Organization -- Ch. 3: Setbacks and controversies -- Overview of safety issues / National Immunization Program -- Barriers to the development of new vaccines / Shannon Brownlee -- Vaccinating the armed forces against anthrax is risky / Garth L. Nicolson, Meryl Nass, and Nancy L. Nicolson -- Vaccinating the armed forces against anthrax is safe / U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Concerns within the catholic church / Edward J. Furton -- Risks of letting people opt out / Carolyn Poirot -- Online campaigns against vaccines / Laeth Nasir -- Ch. 4: Future prospects and challenges -- Plight of poor countries in the vaccine marketplace / Henry Wilde -- Vaccines stage a comeback / Michael D. Lemonick and Alice Park -- Meeting the challenge of bioterrorism / Philip K. Russell -- Campaign to vanquish polio / United Nations Foundation -- Opposition to polio vaccinations / John Donnelly -- Enlisting vaccines to battle cancer / National Cancer Institute -- New frontier: DNA vaccines / Robert G. Whalen -- New delivery systems: vaccines you…