The vaccine controversy : the history, use, and safety of vaccinations / Kurt Link.

  • Link, Kurt, 1937-
Date:
[2005], ©2005
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Publication/Creation

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, [2005], ©2005.

Physical description

xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The immune system and surviving infection -- Vaccine history and types -- Disasters and near misses -- The current controversy: in perspective -- Smallpox vaccine -- Chicken pox vaccine -- Diphtheria vaccine -- Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine -- Tetanus vaccine -- Measles vaccine -- Mumps vaccine -- Rubella vaccine -- Polio vaccine -- Flu vaccine -- H. flu (hib) vaccine -- Pneumococcus vaccine -- Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) vaccine -- Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccine -- BCG: the hunt for a TB vaccine -- Anthrax vaccine -- Special vaccines for travelers, health care workers, and military personnel -- Japanese encephalitis vaccine -- Rabies vaccine -- Vaccines of the future -- HIV vaccines.

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    History of Medicine
    FEO /LIN
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  • 0275984729
  • 9780275984724