Scourge: The Once And Future Threat of

Smallpox, the only infectious disease to have been eradicated, was one of the most terrifying of human scourges. It covered the skin with hideous, painful boils, killed a third of its victims, and left the survivors disfigured for life. In this riveting, often terrifying look at the history of smallpox, Jonathan B. Tucker tells the story of this deadly disease, the heroic efforts to eradicate it worldwide, and the looming dangers it still poses today.

Jonathan B. Tucker is an expert on biological and chemical weapons in the Washington, D.C., office of the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Monster on Death Row	p. 1
Smallpox and Civilization	p. 5
Dr. Jenner's Vaccine	p. 23
Launching the Crusade	p. 39
Global Eradication	p. 61
Long Road to Zero	p. 90
Realm of the Final Inch	p. 119
The Soviet Betrayal	p. 139
Stay of Execution	p. 166
Washington Reconsiders	p. 190
Decision in Geneva	p. 209
The Unfinished Conquest	p. 231
Source Notes	p. 253
Author Interviews	p. 273
Index	p. 275
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Scourge: The Once And Future Threat of Smallpox

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