Experts explore the influence of trace metals on the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
In recent decades, new pathogens such as HIV, the Ebola virus, and the BSE prion have emerged, while old scourges such as tuberculosis, cholera, and malaria have grown increasingly resistant to treatment. The global spread of disease does not threaten the human species, but it threatens the prosperity and stability of human societies.In this pathbreaking book, Andrew Price-Smith investigates th…
This title takes a fresh look at the evolving concepts of disease eradication, influenced by scientific advances, field experience, societal issues, and economic realities.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Sequel to: The health of nations / Andrew T. Price-Smith. c2002.An analysis of infectious disease as a threat to national security that examines the destabilizing effects of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, SARS, and Mad Cow Disease.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
An introduction to the technology of contact tracing and its usefulness for public health, considering questions of efficacy, equity, and privacy. Contact tracing is key to containing and controlling the spread of a virus in a pandemic. South Korea, China, and Singapore were among the few countries that quickly employed contact tracing after the emergence of COVID-19; the United States did not.…
"An A-Z glossary of "cultures of contagion", conceived literally and metaphorically, and approaxched from multiple historical perspectives"--Includes index.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
"Shows the flaws in using "the war metaphor" to understand and organize our response to pandemics and urges its abandonment"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.