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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on September 15, 2002. The length of the article is 832 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Shots heard 'round the world. (Guest Editorial).(preexposure smallpox vaccination controversy)
Author: Leonard S. Spector
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 15, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 32Issue: 18Page: 9(1)

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Plague has killed millions of people throughout the centuries. It is also known as the "Black Death". In this age of bioterrorism and capacity for aerosol dispersion, this disease has gained renewed interest. Bioterrorism Plague teaches you about the organism that causes plague, its transmission and prevention, its laboratory diagnosis, its clinical manifestations, its treatment, and the bioterror parameters of the disease. The course is a clear, interactive presentation of the problems facing anyone who has to deal with the disease, with a special emphasis on healthcare workers, and is written to be understood well by people outside of healthcare. The course contains animations and movies. The manual accompanying the CD provides a summary of the major points of the CD in a handy format. 137 pages on CD and 23 in the manual. You must have Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher running on your computer. Supported operating systems are Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, or XP. The CD is licensed to play once on any Windows computer; the borrower may purchase the program after that. One library reference activation is included in the price. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: To Which Is Prefixed a Criticism Upon Dr. Robert Walker's Late Publication on the Subject, by Alexander Aberdour ...; Original Published by: J. Elder in 1791 in 113 pages; Subjects: Drama / General; Fiction / Classics; Language Arts ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Small-pox," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Small-pox in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Small-pox when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Small-pox, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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New historical and scientific information
This book contains new historical and scientific information about the smallpox genocide of the Odawa indians in 1763. Very readable.

Important Addition to Native American History
For anyone who would like to learn more about the under-reported history of the United States and its Native Americans, this book regarding Michigan's Odawa tribe is a good place to start. Dr. Cappel's well-researched report sheds excellent background and light on an alleged attempt by the British during the French and Indian War to eliminate the Odawa people by deliberately infesting them with smallpox. I recommend this book for the scholar as well as the general reader.
Mary L. Kazmierski,
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The Big House is a new historical fiction series set in a small Victorian town and based around the staff and the family of the manor house. Each story explores a different aspect of Victorian life in a fun and informative way, providing accurate historical information. In THE SMALLPOX EPISODE, the life of Charlotte de Ray, grandaughter of the master of the Big House, is changed forever, when her best friend Louise catches smallpox. Their frienship is sorely tested - as is Louise's strength. In VOTES FOR SALE, Mr de Ray, master of the Big House, is standing for parliament. He can rely on the loyalty of his staff to help with the campaigning. But there is something much more powerful than loyalty - money! ... Read more

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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. ... Read more

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The once and future scourge
The author, Jonathan Tucker is an expert on biological and chemical weapons.He studied biology at Yale University, received his Ph.D. in political science from MIT, and served in the State Department, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.So, although his descriptions of past epidemics are horrible enough, it's the present and future threat of smallpox---the second half of this book---where Tucker really scared the bejabbers out of me.I had no idea that the Soviet bioweapons program, Vector, had gone as far as it did in developing viral weapons.According to the author, "Some 4,500 people, including about 250 Ph.D.-level scientists, worked at Vector in the late 1980s...One goal of the...program was to develop a smallpox-based biological weapon containing virulence genes from Ebola hemorrhagic fever virus.At least theoretically, such a viral chimera would combine the hardiness and transmissibility of smallpox with the lethality of Ebola, which was between 90 percent and 100 percent fatal, resulting in an 'absolute' biological weapon."

The real irony of the Vector bioweapons program was that the Soviet Union (along with the United States) was a major factor in eradicating the scourge of smallpox from the world in the 1970s.

Where are those 4,500 people who worked at Vector, now?Where is the twenty tons of smallpox virus formulation that was stocked at the Center of Virology in Zagorsk?The Soviets supposedly destroyed the stockpile in the late 1980s, but the smallpox seed cultures and the expertise to manufacture biological weapons from them still remain.

The author clearly presents the arguments for and against retaining the known remaining smallpox virus stocks in Atlanta and Moscow.However, I believe he sides with the 'destructionists' rather than the 'retentionists':"From a practical standpoint, now that the DNA sequences of representative strains of variola virus hade been determined, the live virus was no longer needed to identify smallpox if it were to reappear in the future.Nor would live variola [smallpox] virus be required to protect against a future outbreak of smallpox, since the small pox vaccine--based on the distinct vaccinia virus--could be retained and stockpiled for insurance purposes."

The long, difficult task of eliminating smallpox from the world (as thrillingly described in "Scourge") will not be complete until all known and rogue virus stocks (believed held by North Korea, Iran, Iraq, and possibly China) are destroyed.The world's population has grown increasingly vulnerable to the disease since the last official vaccination programs were eliminated in 1984, as the protective immunity induced by the vaccine lasts only about seven to ten years.Nor is there an effective medical treatment for smallpox.

As Tucker states in his closing sentence:"Until humanity's legal and moral restraints catch up with its scientific and technological achievements, the eradication of smallpox will remain as much a cautionary tale as an inspirational one." ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Skin & Allergy News, published by International Medical News Group on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 609 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Diluted smallpox vaccine effective in young adults. (Old Vaccine Stockfiles to be Used).
Author: Betsy Bates
Publication: Skin & Allergy News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 13Page: 6(1)

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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In March 2001, the National Institutes of Health issued the following warning: "The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading."Furthermore, because of the rapid increase in Internet-based information, many hours can be wasted searching, selecting, and printing.This book was created for medical professionals, students, and members of the general public who want to conduct medical research using the most advanced tools available and spending the least amount of time doing so. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more