Infectious diseases in an age of change : the impact of human ecology and behavior on disease transmission /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11099801 |
| Summary: | Twenty-first century progress against infectious diseases is threatened by urbanization, population growth, war refugees, changing sexual standards, and a host of other factors that open doors to the transmission of deadly pathogens.<br>Infectious Diseases in an Age of Change reports on major infectious diseases that are on the rise today because of changing conditions and identifies urgently needed public health measures.<br>This volume looks at the range of factors that shape the epidemiology of infectious diseases--from government policies to economic trends to family practices. Describing clinical characteristics, transmission, and other aspects, the book addresses major infectious threats--sexually transmitted diseases, Lyme disease, human cytomegalovirus, diarrheal diseases, dengue fever, hepatitis viruses, HIV, and malaria.<br>The authors also look at the rising threat of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, rapid exhaustion of the weapons to fight bacterial infections, and prospects for vaccinations and eradication of pathogens.<br>Infectious Diseases in an Age of Change will be important to public health policymakers, administrators, and providers as well as epidemiologists and researchers. |
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| Item Description: | "National Academy of Sciences." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585026327 9780585026329 9780309051361 0309051363 |