Friday, November 20th, 2009

Smallpox

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A transmission electron micrograph of smallpox viruses. Courtesy CDC/ Fred Murphy.

We'll talk with public health expert DA Henderson about his new book "Smallpox - the Death of a Disease." Henderson, an American physician and epidemiologist, headed the international effort during the 1960s to eradicate smallpox worldwide.

Guests

DA Henderson
Author, "Smallpox: The Death of a Disease" (Prometheus Books, 2009)
Director, World Health Organization's Global Smallpox Eradication Campaign (1966-1977)
Distinguished Scholar, Center for Biosecurity
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland

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Segment produced by:Christopher Intagliata

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