Offit, Paul A.

Vaccinated : one man's quest to defeat the world's deadliest diseases / Paul A. Offit. - 1st Smithsonian Books ed. - New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2007. - xv, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-241) and index.

A biography of the late immunologist follows his tireless quest to eradicate disease, discussing the history of the field of immunology, current controversy about the link between vaccines and autism, and Hilleman's success in developing the first mumps vaccine.

0061227951 : HRD $26.95 9780061227950

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Hilleman, Maurice Ralph, 1919-


Immunologists--United States--Biography.
Virology--Research--History.--United States
Vaccines--Research--History.--United States

QR180.72.H55 / O33 2007

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