Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States - Softcover

Institute Of Medicine; Committee On Emerging Microbial Threats

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ISBN 10: 0309047412 ISBN 13: 9780309047418

Verlag: NATL ACADEMY PR, 1992

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Reviews the threat from new diseases such as HIV and old diseases such as tuberculosis, warning against complacency in public health, and arguing for early prevention as a cost-effective and crucial strategy in the US and elsewhere. Shows how the danger has increased because of demographics and behavior, technology and industry, and microbial adaptation and breakdowns in public health measures. For policy makers and general readers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Joshua Lederberg, Robert E. Shope, and Stanley C. Oaks, Jr., Editors; Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health, Institute of Medicine

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This volume presents a historical perspective on infectious disease and discusses how 'new' diseases such as HIV and AIDS arise and how 'old' diseases such as tuberculosis resurge. The book highlights risk factors for the emergence of microbial threats to health, warns against complacency in public heath, and promotes early prevention as a cost-effective and crucial strategy for maintaining public health in the United States and worldwide.

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• Verlag: NATL ACADEMY PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0309047412
• ISBN 13: 9780309047418
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 312
• Herausgeber: Oaks Stanley C.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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