At Issue Series - Do Infectious Diseases Pose a Serious Threat? (paperback edition)

By Viqi Wagner

Book Overview

Most of the deadliest known infectious diseases are either spreading or becoming drug resistant, and dozens of previously unknown diseases have emerged since the 1970s. Public- and private-sector experts debate the reasons for, scope of, and best responses to infectious disease threats including SARS, bioterrorism agents, and AIDS.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737723319
• ISBN13: 9780737723311
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 15 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12