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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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