P. C Doherty
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In concise, question-and-answer format, the author explains the causes of pandemics, how they can be counteracted with vaccines and drugs, and how we can better prepare for them in the future. Doherty notes that the term "pandemic" refers not to a disease's severity but to its ability to spread rapidly over a wide geographical area. Extremely lethal pathogens are usually quickly identified and confined. Nevertheless, the rise of high-speed transportation...
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