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Paralysed with fear : the story of polio

Williams, Gareth 1952- (Author).

Summary: "Mankind's struggle to defeat polio was one of the grand challenges of modern medicine. It was also a battleground between good and bad science, powerful personalities and warring ideologies. The result is a compelling story, rich in twists and paradoxes. Gareth Williams takes an original and uncompromising view of our journey with polio, from the first descriptions of 'morning paralysis' to the no-holds-barred race to develop a vaccine and the front line of today's eradication campaign." --book jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9781137299758
ISBN: 1137299754
Physical Description: print
xvii, 354 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-343) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A plague from nowhere -- The crippler -- The virus that never was -- Germs of ideas -- Lost in transmission -- Fear is the key -- First do no harm -- Dead or alive -- Front runner -- Poles apart -- In the opposite corner -- Loose ends and a Gordian knot -- Looking forward to a retrospective?