Two excellent books on the smallpox eradication are Dr. D.A. Henderson's smallpox: the Death of a Disease and the forthcoming House on Fire by another key smallpox warrior, Dr. Bill Foege.

关于根除天花的两本优秀的书是D.A. Henderson博士的《天花：疾病的死亡》和另一位天花斗士Bill Foege博士的《着火的房子》。

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Earlier this year, Foege won the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work in the fight against disease.

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Public health expert Dr. Bill Foege looked into this and determined that this same debate was raging 150 years ago.

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The small amount of vaccine Foege had at his disposal was given to individuals at greatest risk, those closest to people who had developed symptoms.

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