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008 200226s2020 enk b 001 0 eng d
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035 _a(OCoLC)1144724948
092 _a614.49
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aSenthilingam, Meera,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aOutbreaks and epidemics :
_bbattling infection from measles to coronavirus /
_cMeera Senthilingam.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bIcon Books,
_c[2020]
300 _axv, 176 pages ;
_c20 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aHot science
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aIn recent years, outbreaks of Ebola and Zika have provided vivid examples of how difficult it is to contain an infection once it strikes, and the panic that a rapidly spreading epidemic can ignite. But while we chase the diseases we are already aware of, new ones are constantly emerging, like the coronavirus that spread across the world in 2020. At the same time, antimicrobial resistance is harnessing infections that we once knew how to control, enabling them to thrive once more.
650 0 _aEpidemics
_xHistory.
_9324075
650 0 _aEpidemiology.
_950061
830 0 _aHot science (London, England)
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