Ebola: Combating a Global Security Threat: Hampton Roads International Security Quarterly: Vol. XV (2015) Nr. 1

By Sidney Dean

Global pandemics - or plagues that decimated the populations of the leading political, cultural and economic centers of their time - have been documented for at least 5,000 years. \ Over the course of the past century these pandemics have become truly global, thanks to advances on communications and transportation technology. The post-WW "Spanish Influenza" which struck the United States and Asia is a prime example. As in 1919-1921, wars, conflicts, ecological catastrophes and famines act as a catalyst for the spread of disease. This holds true for the Ebola epidemic currently effecting western Africa, and extending its reach - through individual cases - into Europe and North America. This issue of Hampton Roads International Security Quarterly will discuss the various parameters surrounding this disease and the international reaction - especially from the United States - to contain its spread.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505701384
• ISBN13: 9781505701388
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"