Emerging infectious diseases : a guide to diseases, causative agents, and surveillance /
"This important resource offers a comprehensive introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease, including the underlying mechanisms of microbial emergence, the technology used to detect them and the strategies available to contain them. The author describes the diseases and their ca...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco, CA] :
Jossey-Bass,
[2011]
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| Series: | Public health/epidemiology and biostatistics ;
10. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book. |
| Summary: | "This important resource offers a comprehensive introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease, including the underlying mechanisms of microbial emergence, the technology used to detect them and the strategies available to contain them. The author describes the diseases and their causative agents that are major factors in the health of populations the world over. One of the main features of the book is its broad coverage of 25 different emerging infectious diseases, most of which are directly important to those practicing health in the U.S. The book is designed for students in epidemiology, global health, and biology."-- |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. Description based on opening page (viewed Apr 06, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118001585 1118001583 9781118001592 1118001591 9781118001578 1118001575 1283052407 9781283052405 |