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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 14, 2016). |
| Contents |
Cover; EBOLA: PROFILE OF A KILLER VIRUS; Copyright; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1: When Disaster Strikes: The First Ebola Outbreak; Chapter 2: Ebola: The Virus and the Disease; Chapter 3: Ebola: The Years After Yambuku; Chapter 4: Ebola Strikes West Africa: The Catastrophic Events of 2014; Chapter 5: Ebola Epidemic: The Fight Back; Chapter 6: Ebola Epidemic: The Endgame; Chapter 7: 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Where, When, and How?; Chapter 8: Preventing Ebola; Chapter 9: Lessons Learned; POSTSCRIPT; GLOSSARY; NOTES; Introduction. |
| Summary |
Ebola is a compelling account of the recent terrible epidemic which swept through West Africa. Why did it spread; what was the international response; what is the long-term impact; what lessons can be learned for the future? This book combines the latest scientific insights with personal accounts from medical workers. |
| Subject |
Ebola virus disease.
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola |
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Maladie à virus Ebola.
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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Ebola virus disease
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crawford, Dorothy H. Ebola : profile of a killer virus. First edition. Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, ©2016 xiii, 204 pages 9780198759997 |
| ISBN |
9780191078859 (electronic bk.) |
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0191078859 (electronic bk.) |
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9780191078323 (electronic bk.) |
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0191078328 (electronic bk.) |
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9780198759997 |
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0198759991 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000059955765 |
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