Vaccinated : one man's quest to defeat the world's deadliest diseases / Paul A. Offit.

[Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books ; New York, NY : Collins, 2008, ©2007.

xv, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm

1st Smithsonian Books pbk. ed.

Prologue -- The time capsule -- "My God : this is the pandemic. It's here!" -- Jeryl Lynn -- Eight doors -- The destroying angel -- Coughs, colds, cancers, and chickens -- The monster maker -- Political science -- Blood -- Animalcules -- An uncertain future -- Unrecognized genius -- Epilogue.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-241) and index.