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As new vaccines proliferate, this book asks where our faith in vaccines comes from. For most people, vaccines have become the magic bullets for dealing with dangerous diseases. The continuing quest for new vaccines, including an HIV/AIDS vaccine, despite technical, epidemiological, and social obstac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Heller, Jacob, Ph.D
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Impfung
Vaccines.
Social medicine.
MEDICAL > History.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Sociologie medicale.
Medecine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Vaccins > Historiographie.
Vaccins > Aspect social.
Vaccins > Histoire.
Vaccination > history
Sociology, Medical
History, 20th Century
Communicable Disease Control > history
Vaccines > history
Vaccines > Historiography.
Vaccines > Social aspects.
Vaccines > History.
United States
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:As new vaccines proliferate, this book asks where our faith in vaccines comes from. For most people, vaccines have become the magic bullets for dealing with dangerous diseases. The continuing quest for new vaccines, including an HIV/AIDS vaccine, despite technical, epidemiological, and social obstacles, suggests the abiding power of this narrative. The author examines four cases that span the twentieth century-diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, and HIV/AIDS. Each case challenges the reader to examine how the values we attribute to vaccines influence their use. - Publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780826592415

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