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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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