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

Connie Goldsmith

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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.

Pages: 136

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)

Release: August 01, 2018

ISBN: 1512452157

ISBN 13: 9781512452150

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

Connie Goldsmith

4/5 ( ratings)

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.

Pages: 136

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)

Release: August 01, 2018

ISBN: 1512452157

ISBN 13: 9781512452150

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