This week we pay tribute to one of the gnarliest diseases of all time, and the only human disease that’s ever been eradicated (thus far). That’s right, people- we’re talking smallpox! It’s gonna get grody. Smallpox has a depressing history, a fascinating biology, a moderately uplifting present, and a precarious future. We’ll cover it all!
| Books |
| Fenn, Elizabeth A. Pox Americana: the great smallpox epidemic of 1775-82. Macmillan, 2001. |
| Carrell, Jennifer Lee. The speckled monster: a historical tale of battling smallpox. Penguin, 2004. |
| Henderson, Donald Ainslie. Smallpox: the death of a disease. Vol. 237. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2009. |
| Preston, Richard. The demon in the freezer. Fawcett Books, 2003. |
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