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                  Rx for Survival: Disease Warriors
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                  Program Overview
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            Before there was an understanding of infectious disease, few weapons
            were available to fight it. Disease Warriors chronicles the
            groundbreaking work of early researchers, such as the famed
            scientist Louis Pasteur, who unmasked germs as the source of
            illness. Pasteur went on to develop a rabies vaccine—a great
            scientific triumph. Today, vaccines have made huge strides against
            epidemics, conquering smallpox and bringing the global eradication
            of polio within reach. But the world still faces major challenges in
            getting basic vaccines to those who still need them, and in creating
            new ones to combat modern nemeses, like AIDS.
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