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Item Details
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MICROBE
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| By: |
Alan P. Zelicoff, Michael Bellomo |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0814408656 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780814408650 |
| Publisher: |
AMACOM |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2005 |
| Pages: |
273 |
| Description: |
Examines the disjointed, ineffective system we all rely upon to keep us alive and healthy. This book presents a solution to stop outbreaks and minimize the impact of an epidemic. It is illustrated with two hypothetical stories (an outbreak of bird flu in Southern California and a bioterrorism attack in Denver). |
| Synopsis: |
"As the human population explodes and globalization continues, diseases can spread from one country to another as fast as an airplane can fly. Whether a virus is unintentionally released via our modern transportation system, or deliberately by terrorists, even a small scale biological ""event"" could have a profound effect on our society. Yet our current public health system is completely unprepared to detect and respond quickly enough to avert a disease-related crisis. Microbe does more than detail the threats that face us today. Containing riveting accounts of barely averted catastrophes (including outbreaks of West Nile virus, SARS, and hantavirus), the book examines the disjointed, ineffective system we all rely upon to keep us alive and healthy. More important, the book presents a solution to stop outbreaks and minimize the impact of an epidemic. Illustrated with two hypothetical stories (an outbreak of bird flu in Southern California and a bioterrorism attack in Denver) Microbe looks at the potential effects of health disasters -- and offers practical steps to stop them in their tracks." |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations, maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Amacom |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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