Smallpox: dispelling the myths. An interview with Donald Henderson

Lessons from the eradication of smallpox: an interview with D. A. Henderson

It has been more than 35 years since the last naturally occurring case of smallpox. Sufficient time has passed to allow an objective overview of what were the key factors in the success of the eradication effort and what lessons smallpox can offer to other campaigns. Professor D. A. Henderson headed the international effort to eradicate smallpox. Here, we present a summary of D. A. Henderson's ...

Rhinophyma: dispelling the myths.

Rhinophyma is a relatively common condition in the west of Scotland. The Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit receives 12 to 13 new patients per year for surgical treatment. The reported incidence of simultaneous carcinoma in the setting of rhinophyma is on the order of 15 to 30 percent. There are conflicting reports about the association between alcohol and rhinophyma in the literature, and these ...

Dispelling the Myths of Panic

IN BRIEF •Research regarding human behavior in disaster and emergency scenarios contradicts commonly held beliefs regarding the propensity for people to panic and perform other antisocial behaviors. •Empirical data show that typical human behavior in disaster and emergency scenarios is prosocial, based on social relations and norms. •Although social, typical human behaviors in disaster and emer...

Donald Ainslie (D. A.) Henderson, MD, MPH (1928–2016) Smallpox Eradication: Leadership and Legacy

It was said in ancient Greece that when Aeschines spoke the crowd uttered, “What a great orator,” but when Demosthenes spoke they shouted, “Let us march!” Donald Ainslie (D. A. since childhood) Henderson became commanding general of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme in October 1966. To many of the more than 150 000 pox-warriors who marched until ...

Emergency contraception: dispelling the myths and misperceptions.