Learning from smallpox: How to eradicate a disease - Julie Garon and Walter A. Orenstein
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For most of human history, we have sought to treat and cure diseases. But only in recent decades did it become possible to ensure that a particular disease never threatens humanity again. Julie Garon and Walter A. Orenstein detail how the story of smallpox – the first and only disease to be permanently eliminated – shows how disease eradication can happen, and why it is so difficult to achieve.
How is the technique used in smallpox eradication similar to the technique used in Ebola outbreak response? What characteristic do smallpox and Ebola have in common?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Walter A. Orenstein, Julie Garon
- Director Hector Herrera
- Producer Pazit Cahlon
- Sound Designer Nick Sewell
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Narrator Addison Anderson
