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Paralysed with fear : = the story of polio /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Paralysed with fear :/ Gareth Williams ; illustrations by Ray Loadman.
Reminder of title:	the story of polio /
Author:	Williams, Gareth,
other author:	Loadman, Ray,
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 354 pages) :illustrations :
Subject:	Poliomyelitis - History. -
Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137299765
ISBN:	9781137299765 (electronic bk.)

Paralysed with fear : = the story of polio /
Williams, Gareth,1952-,

Paralysed with fear :the story of polio /Gareth Williams ; illustrations by Ray Loadman. - 1 online resource (xvii, 354 pages) :illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-343) and index.

A Gentle Introduction -- 1. A Plague from Nowhere -- 2. The Crippler -- 3. The Virus That Never Was -- 4. Germs of Ideas -- 5. Lost in Transmission -- 6. Fear is the Key -- 7. First Do No Harm -- 8. Dead or Alive -- 9. Front Runner -- 10. Poles Apart -- 11. In the Opposite Corner -- 12. Loose Ends and a Gordian Knot -- 13. Looking Forward to a Retrospective --.

For much of the twentieth century, polio inspired terror as the 'morning paralysis' which could break into any home and disable or kill a previously healthy person. The cruelty of the disease is epitomised by the iconic images of the crippled child and the iron lung. This story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Some research won Nobel Prizes; other work was flawed or fraudulent, holding up progress and endangering patients' lives. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio, exploring the profoundly moving experiences of victims alongside the medical and scientific landmarks in the history of the disease.

ISBN: 9781137299765 (electronic bk.)

Source: 652483Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

228077
Poliomyelitis
--History.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

96803
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RC180.9 / .W55 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 614.5/49

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