Outbreaks and Epidemics: Battling infection from measles to coronavirus: Hot Science
Autor Meera Senthilingamen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 mar 2020
In
recent
years,
outbreaks
of
Ebola
and
Zika
have
provided
vivid
examples
of
how
difficult
it
is
to
contain
an
infection
once
it
strikes,
and
the
panic
that
a
rapidly
spreading
epidemic
can
ignite.
But
while
we
chase
the
diseases
we
are
already
aware
of,
new
ones
are
constantly
emerging,
like
the
coronavirus
that
spread
across
the
world
in
2020.
At
the
same
time,
antimicrobial
resistance
is
harnessing
infections
that
we
once
knew
how
to
control,
enabling
them
to
thrive
once
more.
Meera
Senthilingam
presents
a
timely
look
at
humanity’s
ongoing
battle
against
infection,
examining
the
successes
and
failures
of
the
past,
along
with
how
we
are
confronting
the
challenges
of
today,
and
our
chances
of
eradicating
disease
in
the
future.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781785785634
ISBN-10: 178578563X
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Seria Hot Science
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 178578563X
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Seria Hot Science
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Meera Senthilingam is a journalist, editor and public health researcher specialising in global health and infectious disease. She has worked with media outlets including the BBC and the New York Times and research institutions including the LSHTM and the Wellcome Trust. She is currently the International Health Editor for CNN.
Recenzii
"For
those
panicked
or
puzzled
by
the
current
pandemic...
[a]
book
that
couldn’t
be
more
timely,
providing
an
accessible
introduction
to
epidemiology."
'[A] compelling overview'
‘The topical Outbreaks and Epidemics … is crammed with information on the history and context of diseases we think we know about. It explains how effective track and trace, combined with a thorough vaccination programme, was crucial in the eradication of smallpox, and why climate crisis and drug resistance make future pandemics more likely. It even manages a last-minute update about Covid-19. (We could have been a lot more ready if we’d really wanted to be.)’
'[A] compelling overview'
‘The topical Outbreaks and Epidemics … is crammed with information on the history and context of diseases we think we know about. It explains how effective track and trace, combined with a thorough vaccination programme, was crucial in the eradication of smallpox, and why climate crisis and drug resistance make future pandemics more likely. It even manages a last-minute update about Covid-19. (We could have been a lot more ready if we’d really wanted to be.)’
Descriere
For centuries mankind has waged war against the infections that, left untreated, would have the power to wipe out communities, or even entire populations. Yet for all our advanced scientific knowledge, only one human disease – smallpox – has ever been eradicated globally.
In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola and Zika have provided vivid examples of how difficult it is to contain an infection once it strikes, and the panic that a rapidly spreading epidemic can ignite.
But while we chase the diseases we are already aware of, new ones are constantly emerging, like the coronavirus that spread across the world in 2020. At the same time, antimicrobial resistance is harnessing infections that we once knew how to control, enabling them to thrive once more.
Meera Senthilingam presents a timely look at humanity’s ongoing battle against infection, examining the successes and failures of the past, along with how we are confronting the challenges of today, and our chances of eradicating disease in the future.