There is a war raging that you may not be aware of, the fight to prevent the spread of diseases. Everyday health care professionals are focused on controlling the spread of disease. This book exposes students to the innovatative tools and techniques healthcare professionals use to track, control, and combat the spread of dangerous diseases.

"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.

"A discussion of pandemics, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant pandemics and other disease outbreaks from history"--

True stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases--now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on Covid-19.

¿Qué son los virus? ¿Cómo se originaron? ¿Cómo es la vida de un virus dentro de una célula? ¿Cómo aparecen los nuevos virus de la gripe? ¿Por qué es tan difícil curar el sida? ¿El ébola acabará siendo una pandemia? ¿Cómo influyeron los virus en la construcción del canal de Panamá o en la conquista de América? ¿Qué son los arbovirus? ¿Se puede «revivir» un virus congelado en el permafrost? ¿El bioterrorismo es solo una fantasía...

"In a tiny settlement on the west coast of Greenland, 11-year-old Aleq and his best friend, frequent trespassers at a mining site exposed to mountains of long-buried and thawing permafrost, carry what they pick up back into their village, and from there Shepard's harrowing and deeply moving story follows Aleq, one of the few survivors of the initial outbreak, through his identification and radical isolation as the likely index patient. While he shoulders...

Senthilingam examines "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"--

The bizarre deaths of everyone in a remote Colorado ski town thrusts world-class virologist Lyle Martin into a mystery involving a deadly syndrome that causes him to wonder if the world might be better left unsaved.

Looks at the history of infectious disease, covering plagues around the world and how germ theory changed the way sick people were treated.

A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases.