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Smallpox: Weapon of Terror
- Narrated by: Barbara Bogaev, Dan Grossman
- Length: 27 mins
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Publisher's Summary
For years experts have been warning that discontents of all stripes might make disease part of the arsenal of terror. Of all the deadly microbes that might be used by terrorists there is one that is especially formidable: smallpox. Once a major scourge of humanity, deadly smallpox was vanquished in 1977. But some experts worry that smallpox cultures could have fallen, or have the potential to fall, into the hands of terrorists. If this material was used to infect a single human, it could launch a plague. A look at the disease and the people who might combat it, should it return.
Here are some related programs in a special Soundprint series called The World of Viruses:
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“The Clinic” Produced by: Gemma Hooley
“Flu Pandemic” Produced by: Lakshmi Singh
“Foot and Mouth Disease” Produced by: Judith Kampfner
“HPV — the Shy Virus” Produced by: Jean Snedegar
“Measles: What's at Stake” Produced by: Barbara Bogaev
“Mosquitoes in Iquitos” Produced by: Dan Charles
Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin
Technical Director: Anna Maria de Freitas
Audio Engineer: Alexandra Gardner
Associate Producer: Sesh Kannan
Assistant Producer: Kellye Townsend