ISBN: 0061227951

Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's wor… Mehr…

Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see that others could do the same. Born into the life of a Montana chicken farmer, Hilleman ran off to the University of Chicago to become a microbiologist, and eventually joined Merck, the pharmaceutical company, to pursue his goal of eliminating childhood disease. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly dread diseases including often devastating ones such as mumps and rubella practically toothless and nearly forgotten; his measles vaccine alone saves several million lives every year. Vaccinated is not a biography; Hilleman's experience forms the basis for a rich and lively narrative of two hundred years of medical history, ranging across the globe and throughout time to take in a cast of hundreds, all caught up, intentionally or otherwise, in the story of vaccines. It is an inspiring and triumphant tale, but one with a cautionary aspect, as vaccines come under assault from people blaming vaccines for autism and worse. Paul Offit clearly and compellingly rebuts those arguments, and, by demonstrating how much the work of Hilleman and others has gained for humanity, shows us how much we have to lose. administration and medicine economics,basic sciences,biographies,biological sciences,biology,biology and life sciences,clinical,communicable diseases,history,hospital administration Biology, HarperCollins Publishers<

ISBN: 9780061227950

Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's wor… Mehr…

Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see that others could do the same. Born into the life of a Montana chicken farmer, Hilleman ran off to the University of Chicago to become a microbiologist, and eventually joined Merck, the pharmaceutical company, to pursue his goal of eliminating childhood disease. Chief among his accomplishments are nine vaccines that practically every child gets, rendering formerly dread diseases--including often devastating ones such as mumps and rubella--practically toothless and nearly forgotten; his measles vaccine alone saves several million lives every year. "Vaccinated" is not a biography; Hilleman's experience forms the basis for a rich and lively narrative of two hundred years of medical history, ranging across the globe and throughout time to take in a cast of hundreds, all caught up, intentionally or otherwise, in the story of vaccines. It is an inspiring and triumphant tale, but one with a cautionary aspect, as vaccines come under assault from people blaming vaccines for autism and worse. Paul Offit clearly and compellingly rebuts those arguments, and, by demonstrating how much the work of Hilleman and others has gained for humanity, shows us how much we have to lose. Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases Offit, Paul A., Collins<

2007, ISBN: 0061227951

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ISBN: 9780061227950

This compelling look at Maurice Hilleman, who developed nine major vaccines, is a tale replete with heroism, genius, humanitarianism, and tragedy. Offit tells this history of modern medic… Mehr…

This compelling look at Maurice Hilleman, who developed nine major vaccines, is a tale replete with heroism, genius, humanitarianism, and tragedy. Offit tells this history of modern medicine with great insight and compassion. Media > Book, [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]<

ISBN: 9780061227950

This compelling look at Maurice Hilleman, who developed nine major vaccines, is a tale replete with heroism, genius, humanitarianism, and tragedy. Offit tells this history of modern medic… Mehr…

This compelling look at Maurice Hilleman, who developed nine major vaccines, is a tale replete with heroism, genius, humanitarianism, and tragedy. Offit tells this history of modern medicine with great insight and compassion. Media > Book, [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]<