vaccines

This title follows the development of vaccines, including the race to stop polio, groundbreaking discoveries and the doctors who made them, and where the science is heading in the future. Learn how immunization and vaccines work and how scientists are making them safer.

Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of vaccines. Readable text, interesting sidebars, and illuminating infographics invite readers to jump in and join the debate.

Explores the foundations of human biology: structure, genetics, and diseases.

Explores the foundations of human biology: structure, genetics, and diseases.

One of the earliest known medical documents was the Book of Thoth, from ancient Egypt. In the 1800s, microbiologists Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch helped develop germ theory, changing the way people understood diseases were spread. Examine significant medical developments in Medicine and Health, one of the titles in the Technology and Innovation series.

Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of animal testing.

"Vaccination has been cited as the most effective method of preventing the spread of infectious disease, and it has been credited with the eradication of such horrendous and potentially lethal illnesses as smallpox and polio. This . . . text . . . explores the history of vaccines and provides a clearer understanding of the debate over the safety and efficacy of immunization programs"--Provided by publisher.

"Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of vaccines"--OCLC.

A collection of essays that offer differing perspectives on issues related to mandatory vaccines, including issues of possible risks and religious freedom.

". . . looks at the facts, viewpoints, and perspectives surrounding vaccines and how they became a crossroads between science and individual rights"--Back cover.