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Phelan, Glen.
KILLING GERMS, SAVING LIVES : THE QUEST FOR THE FIRST VACCINES
Washington : National Geographic, 2006
IL 5-8
ISBN 0792255380
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 West Nile Virus.  Bird flu.  It seems that we are always hearing about new and scary viruses.  And there are no cures or vaccines for them.  Well, this has been true throughout history.  How did some of the vaccines we take for granted come about?  Who thought about simple things like keeping clean to prevent infections?  What did people long ago think caused diseases?  Find out in this history of the quest for vaccines.
SUBJECTS:     Vaccines -- History.
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