| Description |
viii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 2 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- [pt]. 1. Notable epidemics in human history -- Editor's introduction -- 1. 2,500-year evolution of the term epidemic / Paul M.V. Martin and Estelle Martin-Granel -- 2. The black death : the greatest catastrophe ever / Ole J. Benedictow -- 3. The migration of smallpox and its indelible footprint on Latin American history / Mark Thomson -- 4. Sick city : maps and mortality in the time of cholera / Steven Shapin -- 5. Flu's worst season / Nell Boyce -- 6. Conquering polio / Renee Skelton -- 7. How AIDS changed America / David Jefferson -- [pt]. 2. Preventing, controlling, and eradicating epidemic outbreaks -- Editor's introduction -- 1. Rules of contagion / Bob Holmes -- 2. Disease and globalization : on a fast track / Fariborz Ghadar and Beth Hardy -- 3. The scourge of AIDS in Africa and why we must act now / The Virginia Quarterly Review -- 4. How to wipe out AIDS in 45 years / Jessica Werb -- 5. Global plan to stop tuberculosis : investment in TB control works but progress uneven / UN Chronicle -- 6. Polio / Julie L. Gerberding -- |
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[pt]. 3. Is avian flu the next epidemic? -- Editor's introduction -- 1. In the shadow of pandemic / Tyler A. Kokjohn and Kimbal E. Cooper -- 2. Panic attack / William Speed Weed -- 3. What the President should have said about bird flu / Nick Schulz -- 4. Spreading its wings / Nancy Shute -- 5. Immediate treatment needed for bird flu cases, study says / Donald G. McNeil Jr. -- [pt]. 4. The psychological and economic impact of epidemics -- Editor's introduction -- 1. The fear factor / Nancy Shute -- 2. Influenza economics / Cindy Becker -- 3. Three things you don't know about AIDS in Africa / Emily Oster -- 4. The HIV trade-off / David Batstone -- 5. Death by mosquito / Christine Gorman -- [pt]. 5. Bioterrorism -- Editor's introduction -- 1. The bioterrorism scare / Philip Alcabes -- 2. Biological weapons / Foreign Policy -- 3. Pox unlocked? / Ingrid Wickelgren -- 4. Identifying airborne pathogens in time to respond / Gabriele Rennie -- 5. Bid to stockpile bioterror drugs stymied by setbacks / Eric Lipton -- 6. The biodefense buildup : fallout for other research areas? / Barton Reppert -- Appendix : 25 years of AIDS / UN Chronicle -- Bibliography -- Books -- Web sites -- Additional periodical articles with abstracts -- Index. |
| Subject |
Epidemics -- History.
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Avian influenza.
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Bioterrorism.
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Disease Outbreaks -- history.
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Disease Outbreaks -- prevention & control.
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Bioterrorism -- psychology.
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Orthomyxoviridae Infections -- prevention & control.
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Global Health.
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| Added Author |
Mari, Christopher.
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| ISBN |
9780824210687 paperback alkaline paper |
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0824210689 paperback alkaline paper |
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