Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox
- ISBN-10
- 0802139396
- ISBN-13
- 9780802139399
- Series
- Scourge
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Author
- Jonathan B. Tucker
Description
A history of one of the world's deadliest diseases traces the influence of smallpox on the course of human civilization, describes Jenner's creation of a vaccine, outlines the World Health Organization's eradication efforts, and discusses the dangers it still poses today as a possible terrorist weapon.
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