Outbreak / Friedlander, Mark P

Discusses disease outbreaks, epidemiology, microbes, historic plagues, modern killers such as Ebola and Legionnaires' disease, pandemics such as AIDS, and other problems, such as bioterrorism, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, SARS, and more.

Describes the field of epidemiology and its history, presenting historical and modern case studies and biological explanations of some diseases.

Describes the field of epidemiology and its history, presenting historical and modern case studies and biological explanations of some diseases and a discussion of the microbes most likely to be used by bioterrorists.