The Virus and the Vaccine - Contaminated Vaccine, Deadly Cancers, and Government Neglect (Paperback)

Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is regarded as a veritbale medical miracle, for it largely eradicated one of the most feared diseases of the 20th century. But the story of the vaccine has a dark side, one that has never been fully told before. Between 1954 and 1963, close to 98 million Americans received polio vaccinations contaminated with a carcinogenic monkey virus, now known as SV40. The government downplayed the incident, and it was generally accepted that although oncogenic to lab animals, SV40 was harmless to humans. But now SV40 is showing up in human cancers, and prominent researchers are demanding a serious public health response to this forgotten polio vaccine contaminant. A gripping medical detective story, "The Virus and the Vaccine" raises major questions about vaccine policy.

General

Imprint:	St. Martins Press-3pl
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2000
First published:	July 2005
Authors:	Debbie Bookchin • Jim Schumacher
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-34272-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Forensic medicine Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with illness Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-312-34272-1
Barcode:	9780312342722

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