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Author Drexler, Madeline, 1954-

Title Emerging epidemics : the menace of new infections / Madeline Drexler.

Imprint New York : Penguin Books, 2010.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  614.4 D824e 2010    ---  Available
Description xiii, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-293) and index.
Note "First published in the United States of America as Secret agents: the menace of emerging infections by Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academy Press, 2002"--T.p. verso.
Contents Disease in disguise -- Winged victories -- Food fright -- Superbugs -- The once and future pandemic -- Infection unmasked -- Bioterror -- Think locally, act globally.
Summary "As timely as it is urgent, this newly updated book from veteran science journalist Madeline Drexler delivers a compelling report about the world's most omnious infectious disease threats. Focusing on a different danger in each chapter--from the swine flu's sudden and alarming sweep across the globe to in-depth information on the public health perils posed by bioterrorism..."--P. [4] of cover.
Subject Epidemiology.
Communicable diseases.
Bioterrorism.
H1N1 influenza.
Influenza.
SARS (Disease)
Anthrax.
Escherichia coli.
AIDS (Disease)
Antibiotics.
Plague.
Foodborne diseases.
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease.
West Nile virus.
Public health.
Drug resistance in microorganisms.
ISBN 9780143117179
0143117173
Standard No. AU@ 000045593541

 
    
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