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245 10 a| Deadly outbreaks :b| how medical detectives save lives threatened by killer pandemics, exotic viruses, and drug-resistant parasites /c| Alexandra M. Levitt ; foreword by Donald R. Hopkins.;

300 a| xvii, 222 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| colored illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-222).;

520 a| Despite advances in health care, infectious microbes continue to be a formidable adversary to scientists and doctors. Vaccines and antibiotics, the mainstays of modern medicine, have not been able to conquer infectious microbes because of their amazing ability to adapt, evolve, and spread to new places. Terrorism aside, one of the greatest dangers from infectious disease we face today is from a massive outbreak of drug-resistant microbes. Deadly Outbreaks recounts the scientific adventures of a special group of intrepid individuals who investigate these outbreaks around the world and figure out how to stop them. Part homicide detective, part physician, these medical investigators must view the problem from every angle, exhausting every possible source of contamination. Any data gathered in the field must be stripped of human sorrows and carefully analyzed into hard statistics. -- Jacket.;

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Deadly outbreaks : how medical detectives save lives threatened by killer pandemics, exotic viruses, and drug-resistant parasites / Alexandra M. Levitt ; foreword by Donald R. Hopkins.

Author/creator	Levitt, Alexandra M.
Other author	Hopkins, Donald R., writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Skyhorse Pub., ©2013.
Description	xvii, 222 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colored illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Communicable diseases--Prevention. Communicable diseases--History. Epidemics--History. Infection--History. Epidemics. Communicable Disease Control Disease Outbreaks Virus Diseases--prevention & control. Epidemics. Infections. Health.

Contents	Dead crows falling from the sky -- The McConnon strain -- Sorrow and statistics -- Obsession or inspiration -- Dangerous desserts -- The red mist -- A normal spring -- Epilogue -- Where are they now? -- Chapter notes.
Abstract	Despite advances in health care, infectious microbes continue to be a formidable adversary to scientists and doctors. Vaccines and antibiotics, the mainstays of modern medicine, have not been able to conquer infectious microbes because of their amazing ability to adapt, evolve, and spread to new places. Terrorism aside, one of the greatest dangers from infectious disease we face today is from a massive outbreak of drug-resistant microbes. Deadly Outbreaks recounts the scientific adventures of a special group of intrepid individuals who investigate these outbreaks around the world and figure out how to stop them. Part homicide detective, part physician, these medical investigators must view the problem from every angle, exhausting every possible source of contamination. Any data gathered in the field must be stripped of human sorrows and carefully analyzed into hard statistics. -- Jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-222).
Acquisitions source	Laupus- John lehman, donor.
LCCN	2013038205
ISBN	9781626360358
ISBN	1626360359
Stock number	W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

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