| Edition |
[Updated edition]. |
| Description |
128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Updated to include new section on bioterrorism. |
| Summary |
Describes the field of epidemiology and its history, presenting historical and modern case studies and biological explanations of some diseases and a discussion of the microbes most likely to be used by bioterrorists. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Epidemiology: the study of disease -- 2. A closer Look at microbes -- 3. Great plagues of history: bubonic plague, smallpox, and anthrax -- 4. From the Tropics to the Tundra: malaria, influenza, and diphtheria -- 5. Modern killers: Legionnaire's disease, ebola, and muerto canyon virus -- 6. AIDS: the modern pandemic -- 7. Ongoing battles -- 8. Bioterrorism -- Conclusion: epidemiology and the future -- Glossary -- For further reading -- Index. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.8 4.0 49721. |
| Subject |
Epidemiology -- Juvenile literature.
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Epidemiology.
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Diseases.
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| ISBN |
0822509482 library binding alkaline paper |
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