World Atlas of Epidemic Diseases
Author | : Smallman-Raynor Matthew |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2004-04-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781444114195 |
ISBN-13 | : 1444114190 |
Rating | : 4/5 (190 Downloads) |
Download or read book World Atlas of Epidemic Diseases written by Smallman-Raynor Matthew and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-04-30 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The euphoria about the defeat of epidemics which surrounded the global eradication of smallpox in the 1970s proved short-lived. The advent of AIDS in the following decade, the widening spectrum of other newly-emergent diseases (from Ebola to Hanta virus), and the resurgence of old diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria all suggest that the threa