"No one will ever again die of smallpox. With the battle against that "most terrible of the ministers of death" won, an unprecedented humanitarian coalition has now turned to polio, malaria and measles."--Jacket flap.

The hippies who beat smallpox -- The crippler -- Polio's last stand -- Bill Gates and the final one per cent -- The prophet -- The mosquito house -- Liberty or death: the anti-vaccination movement -- Ebola: an avoidable crisis -- The legacy.