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Pandemic: How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase the Risk

By Connie Goldsmith

Book information

Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Year
2018
ISBN
9781541538221, 2017043693, 2017046752, 9781541538238, 9781541538245
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
23 MB (24622640 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-12 15:12:14
Health & Fitness; Nature; Science; Young Adult Non

Description

Throughout history, several deadly pandemics brought humanity to its knees, killing millions, and recent outbreaks of Ebola and Zika took coordinated international efforts to prevent them from spreading. Learn about factors that contribute to the spread of disease by examining past pandemics and epidemics, including the Bubonic Plague, smallpox Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and Zika. Examine case studies of potential pandemic diseases, like SARS and cholera, and find out how pathogens and antibiotics work. See how human activities such as global air travel and the disruption of animal habitats contribute to the risk of a new pandemic. And discover how scientists are striving to contain and control the spread of disease, both locally and globally.

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