This riveting history of smallpox traces its origins and explains the development of a vaccine in 1796 and how it eradicated the disease in industrialized countries. However, the author also explores how developing countries were affected until the 1960s, and how the virus was mass-produced as a strategic weapon by the Soviets in the 1980s.
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This riveting history of smallpox traces its origins and explains the development of a vaccine in 1796 and how it eradicated the disease in industrialized countries. However, the author also explores how developing countries were affected until the 1960s, and how the virus was mass-produced as a strategic weapon by the Soviets in the 1980s.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0871138301. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 291 pages; "Tucker traces the history of the smallpox virus from its first recorded outbreak around 3700 B.C. through its use as the first biological warfare agent in human history, and draws some decisively important lessons for the future. In a timely debate, Tucker addresses the ever-growing concerns about the proliferation of the deadly smallpox virus and its use by terrorist organizations."
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Very good(+) in near fine jacket. 291 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed red boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly, (2001). First edition. A very good(+) copy, very lightly foxed at page edges, in a near fine wrapper.
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New. 0871138301. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-291 pp----IMPORTANT: Interior text is clean, tight, and unmarked. Pages are intact and tight to the spine. --with a bonus offer--;
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