Epidemic! the World of Infectious Disease

Book Overview

Leading experts explain infectious disease in an illustrated companion to the acclaimed American Museum of Natural History's exhibit. Epidemic explores the world of infectious disease with essays by Nobel Prize-winning experts, profiles of scientists and researchers, and case studies. Written for the general reader, Epidemic offers a clear understanding of the threat of infectious diseases, from the flu and mad cow disease to HIV and tuberculosis. Leaders of organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control cover topics from controlling outbreaks and the emergence of new diseases to the problem of drug resistance. Individual case studies explore disease around the world, including the work of Doctors Without Borders, the cultural dimension of malaria, solving the riddle of cholera, and the race to find the AIDS virus. Published to coincide with the American Museum of Natural History's traveling exhibit called "the most impressive and informative exhibition the Museum has mounted in years" (New York Times), this book illustrates the important issues of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention throughout history and across cultures with more than eighty photographs and images. A resource section includes lists of organizations and Web sites, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary. Examining infectious disease from a natural history perspective, Epidemic allows us to understand one of the most critical issues of the coming millennium.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565845463
• ISBN13: 9781565845466
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

I felt itchy as I read it

It's one of those books, you know, where the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Not for the hypachondriacs out there but definately informative. I enjoyed the author's unique and interesting style, together with the wide variety and illustrations of diseases. Even non-medical students could read this and come away feeling they could diagnose a case of cholera.