Microbial threats to health :: emergence, detection, and response /

Infectious diseases are a global hazard that puts every nation and every person at risk. The recent SARS outbreak is a prime example. Knowing neither geographic nor political borders, often arriving silently and lethally, microbial pathogens constitute a grave threat to the health of humans. Indeed,...

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Körperschaft: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health in the 21st Century
Weitere Verfasser: Smolinski, Mark S., Hamburg, Margaret A., Lederberg, Joshua
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003.
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Zusammenfassung:Infectious diseases are a global hazard that puts every nation and every person at risk. The recent SARS outbreak is a prime example. Knowing neither geographic nor political borders, often arriving silently and lethally, microbial pathogens constitute a grave threat to the health of humans. Indeed, a majority of countries recently identified the spread of infectious disease as the greatest global problem they confront. Throughout history, humans have struggled to control both the causes and consequences of infectious diseases and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future. Following up on a high-profile 1992 report from the Institute of Medicine, Microbial Threats to Health examines the current state of knowledge and policy pertaining to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases from around the globe. It examines the spectrum of microbial threats, factors in disease emergence, and the ultimate capacity of the United States to meet the challenges posed by microbial threats to human health. From the impact of war or technology on disease emergence to the development of enhanced disease surveillance and vaccine strategies," Microbial Threats to Health contains valuable information for researchers, students, health care providers, policymakers, public health officials, and the interested public
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxviii, 367 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0309507308
9780309507301
9780309278751
0309278759
9786612081514
6612081511
030908864X
9780309088640

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