{"product_id":"the-end-of-plagues-the-global-battle-against-infectious-disease-9781137278524","title":"The End of Plagues: The Global Battle Against Infectious Disease","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld-renowned immunologist John Rhodes's \u003ci\u003eThe End of Plagues\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an engaging and expansive exploration of humankind's quest to defend itself against disease\" (\u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the twentieth century, smallpox claimed the lives of two million people per year. By 1979, the disease had been eradicated and victory was declared across the globe. Yet the story of smallpox remains the exception, as today a host of deadly contagions, from polio to AIDS, continue to threaten human health around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning three centuries, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Plagues\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the discovery of vaccination, the birth and growth of immunology, and the fight to eradicate the world's most feared diseases. From Edward Jenner's discovery of vaccination in 1796, to the early nineteenth-century foundling voyages in which chains of orphans, vaccinated one by one, were sent to colonies around the globe, to the development of polio vaccines and the stockpiling of smallpox as a biological weapon in the Cold War, Rhodes charts our fight against these plagues, and shows how vaccinations gave humanity the upper hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781137278524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.45w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Rhodes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648289468572,"sku":"9781137278524","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_03005b2f-63b4-4d25-91f0-3e8a211680d4.jpg?v=1603869670","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-end-of-plagues-the-global-battle-against-infectious-disease-9781137278524","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}