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Best books to learn Polio and its eradication, in order
Polio is one of the few diseases whose whole arc can be read in books: the summer epidemics that emptied American swimming pools, the crash programme that produced two rival vaccines and a bitter feud between the men who made them, the manufacturing disaster that killed children and rewrote drug regulation, and a global eradication campaign that has spent decades stuck a few hundred cases short of zero.
Reading paths for polio and its eradication
Polio: The Best Books on the Epidemic and the Vaccine, in Order
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Frequently asked questions
- How should I approach learning polio and its eradication?
- Polio is one of the few diseases whose whole arc can be read in books: the summer epidemics that emptied American swimming pools, the crash programme that produced two rival vaccines and a bitter feud between the men who made them, the manufacturing disaster that killed children and rewrote drug regulation, and a global eradication campaign that has spent decades stuck a few hundred cases short of zero.
- What's a good book to start polio and its eradication with?
- A strong starting point is Polio by David M. Oshinsky. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
- What should I read after polio and its eradication?
- Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like Smallpox and its eradication.