emerging infectious diseases

"Tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks-how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us . . . combines "Patient Zero" narratives, or the human stories behind outbreaks, with historical examinations of missteps, milestones, scientific theories, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Readers learn about pandemics, which develop when a disease spreads across a country, continent, or around the world.

Although infectious disease outbreaks have long threatened the well-being of human societies, the realization that such epidemics and pandemics can be controlled or even prevented in the first place is recent. With advances in scientific understanding of disease and the development of technologies for the early detection of infectious agents, health agencies are better equipped for disease prevention and surveillance. This volume explores epidemic and pandemic threats and approaches to disease detection, prevention, and surveillance, relating them to concepts that lie at the foundation of STEM education. It also describes the steps readers can take to prepare for disease outbreaks.

"Describes various diseases and epidemics that have occurred around the world"--.

"Crusty pink scabs. Explosive diarrhea. Black, swollen bumps. These symptoms aren't just the stuff of gross out stories and horror movies. They are real symptoms, caused by real diseases. And some people are suffering from them right now"--From the publisher's web site.

Contains eleven articles that provide varying perspectives on issues related to infectious diseases, discussing the threat of infectious diseases, pandemics, and vaccinations.

This book traces the possible consequences of a global super-plague, with ideas and evidence based on similar scenarios from fact and fiction.