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Infectious Disease: A Scientific American Reader
Scientific American (Ed.)
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Description for Infectious Disease: A Scientific American Reader
Paperback. Includes thirty articles on communicable illness published in the pages of "Scientific American" magazine since 1993. This book includes sections devoted to viral infections, infectious disease, the immune system, and global management and treatment issues. Editor(s): Scientific American. Num Pages: 368 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
The international public health scare that resulted last year when a man infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis flew overseas from the United States and back illustrates both the fear and the potential impact of highly infectious diseases in a global age. At a time when scientists warn of the potential for an influenza epidemic to rival the deadly outbreak of 1919 and newspapers feature alarming headlines about incidences of mad cow disease, infectious disease will be a critical area of concern and scientific study in the twenty-first century."Infectious Disease" collects thirty of the most exciting, innovative, and significant articles on communicable ... Read more
The international public health scare that resulted last year when a man infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis flew overseas from the United States and back illustrates both the fear and the potential impact of highly infectious diseases in a global age. At a time when scientists warn of the potential for an influenza epidemic to rival the deadly outbreak of 1919 and newspapers feature alarming headlines about incidences of mad cow disease, infectious disease will be a critical area of concern and scientific study in the twenty-first century."Infectious Disease" collects thirty of the most exciting, innovative, and significant articles on communicable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226742649
SKU
V9780226742649
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99-50
About Scientific American (Ed.)
Scientific American, the premier general-interest science magazine, reports the most important developments in modern science, medicine, and technology to more than three million readers worldwide. The oldest continuously published magazine in the United States, it has been at the forefront of science for more than 150 years. The Scientific American readers Evolution and Oceans are also published by the University ... Read more
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