Outbreaks and epidemics : battling infection from measles to coronavirus / Meera Senthilingam.
Material type: TextSeries: Hot science (London, England)Publisher: London, England : Icon Books, 2020Description: xv, 176 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781785785634
- 178578563X
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 614.4 SEN | Available | T00833992 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'A book that couldn't be more timely, providing an accessible introduction to epidemiology.' Kirkus
A compelling and disquieting journey through the history and science of epidemics.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction: Room 911 (p. xi)
- 1 Twenty-first-century infections (p. 1)
- 2 Disease and politics (p. 37)
- 3 Long live disease (p. 57)
- 4 New and unknown (p. 77)
- 5 Mosquito domination (p. 91)
- 6 Time for a comeback (p. 107)
- 7 When animals attack (p. 121)
- 8 'I'm not going anywhere' (p. 141)
- Epilogue (p. 161)
- Acknowledgements (p. 165)
- Further reading (p. 167)
- Index (p. 169)