" Michael Oldstone, in his book Viruses, Plagues, and History, wrote: “The obliteration of diseases that impinge on our health is a regal yardstick of civilization’s success, and those (scientists) who accomplish that task will be among the true navigators of a brave new world.”     With "

― Molly Caldwell Crosby , The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History