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Title: |
Vaccination -- A History |
| Sub-title: |
From Lady Montagu to Genetic Engineering |
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| By (author): |
Hervé Bazin |
| ISBN10-13: |
274200775X : 9782742007752 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos & illus |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
175x250mm |
| Pages: |
548 |
| Weight: |
1.242 Kg. |
| Published: |
John Libbey Eurotext (FR) - May 2011 |
| List Price: |
82.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
History of medicine |
| This English language edition is far more than a simple translation of the work "L'Histoire des vaccinations" published in 2008. The French edition has actually been totally revised and improved. In particular, it features a chapter dedicated entirely to yellow fever. A greater number of illustrations are included. This book will undoubtedly be of great interest to a section of the general public and to specialists. The history of vaccinations is a significant phase in the history of humanity. With the development of hygiene, vaccinations have certainly been the most notable progress of medicine. Nevertheless, this subject which has revolutionised human and animal medicine has long been explored poorly or not at all. This oversight has now been addressed through this fascinating work. All translated Pasteur texts are from the original manuscripts found in his laboratory notebooks. Finally, the moral problems inherent in the use of vaccines are addressed and at times, appear strangely similar to current situations. . . |
| Table of Contents: |
| Smallpox or Variola; Lady Montagu Brings Variolation from Turkey: 1721; Smallpox Vaccination & its Uses from Jenner to Pasteur: 1796 to 1880-1900; Inoculation (Variolation) Reaches an Impass; The Chicken Cholera Vaccine; Cattle Anthrax & Splenic Fever in Sheep: 1880-1881; The Swine Erysipelas Vaccine: 1883; Rabies or Hydrophobia Vaccine; The Arrival of the Classic Vaccines: Heralding in the New Medicine; Industrialisation of Vaccine Production; Yellow Fever Vaccine; Conclusion; Overview of the Protagonists of This Story; Glossary of Evolution of Some Medical Concepts Over Time. |
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