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Pandemics and Global Health (Global Issues (Checkmark Books))
Barry Youngerman
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Description for Pandemics and Global Health (Global Issues (Checkmark Books))
Paperback. Offers an introduction that reviews major types of infectious agents and modes of transmission and provides a historical overview of infectious diseases and our attempts to control epidemics. This book includes case studies of the United States, China, Africa, and India. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 368 pages, index, bibliography, glossary, chronology, tables, graphs. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600. Series: Global Issues. 368 pages, index, bibliography, glossary, chronology, tables, graphs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: MBN; MBX. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight: 600.
This is a comprehensive resource on the pandemics that threaten our world.Throughout history, pandemics have rapidly spread across national and continental borders to inflict an insurmountable toll on human life and suffering. From the Black Death in Asia and Europe to the smallpox and polio outbreaks that decimated the Americas, to the contemporary concerns over HIV/AIDS and the avian flu, epidemics have been a continous threat to society and the world.""Pandemics and Global Health"" begins with an introduction that reviews major types of infectious agents and modes of transmission and then provides a historical overview of infectious diseases and our ... Read more
This is a comprehensive resource on the pandemics that threaten our world.Throughout history, pandemics have rapidly spread across national and continental borders to inflict an insurmountable toll on human life and suffering. From the Black Death in Asia and Europe to the smallpox and polio outbreaks that decimated the Americas, to the contemporary concerns over HIV/AIDS and the avian flu, epidemics have been a continous threat to society and the world.""Pandemics and Global Health"" begins with an introduction that reviews major types of infectious agents and modes of transmission and then provides a historical overview of infectious diseases and our ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Checkmark Books
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816077403
SKU
V9780816077403
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Ref
99-3
About Barry Youngerman
Barry Youngerman has been a nonfiction writer, editor, and translator for more than 25 years. He is the author of The Truth About Divorce and The Truth About Alcohol, and coauthor of A Brief History of Afghanistan, all for Facts On File. He lives in New York City. Susan Foster is professor of international health at Boston University School of ... Read more
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