Viral epidemics : from influenza to ebola and COVID-19 / Rae-Ellen W. Kavey and Allison B. Kavey.

By:

Kavey, Rae-Ellen W [author.]

Contributor(s):

Kavey, Allison, 1977- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020Description: xiii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367439651 (paperback)

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Viral epidemicsDDC classification:

614.58 KAV 23 017465

LOC classification:

RA643 .K393 2020

Contents:

Chapter 1. A Brief Introduction to Virology -- PREVENTING THE UNKNOWN -- Chapter 2. The Smallpox Story: Gone but Not Forgotten. -- Chapter 3. Yellow Fever: The Jungle Story -- FIGHTING THE INVISIBLE -- Chapter 4. The Great Influenza: A Virus for All Time -- Chapter 5. Polio: The Plague of Summer. -- JUMPING ACROSS: ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE -- Chapter 6. HIV & AIDS: The Never Ending Story -- Chapter 7. Out of Nowhere: West Nile Virus/ SARS/ Zika/ EBOLA -- Chapter 8: A WAY FORWARD -- Chapter 9: AND NOW, AS PROMISED: The 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV2 PANDEMIC

Summary: "Written by a public health practitioner and a medical historian, Viral Epidemics explores the terrifying world of viruses as the cause of all acute pandemics since 1900, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The book illuminates the critical dual roles of viral biology and increasing global interconnectedness that have resulted in an escalating pandemic spiral. Viral Epidemics is the only book that provides a complete historical narrative focused on viral epidemics. This comprehensive survey is designed for students and scholars in biology, epidemiology, public health, global history, and the history of medicine, as well as being of interest to the general reader"--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	614.58 KAV 017465 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		017465

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Written by a public health practitioner and a medical historian, Viral Epidemics explores the terrifying world of viruses as the cause of all acute pandemics since 1900, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The book illuminates the critical dual roles of viral biology and increasing global interconnectedness that have resulted in an escalating pandemic spiral. Viral Epidemics is the only book that provides a complete historical narrative focused on viral epidemics. This comprehensive survey is designed for students and scholars in biology, epidemiology, public health, global history, and the history of medicine, as well as being of interest to the general reader"--

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