Sars: A Case Study in Emerging Infections

by Angela McLean, Robert M. May, Robin A. Weiss, et al.

Book Overview

The sudden appearance and rapid spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2002 served to alert the world to the fact that emerging infections are a global problem. Living in affluent societies with well developed health care systems does not necessarily protect people from the dangers posed by life-threatening infections. The SARS epidemic tested global preparedness for dealing with a new infectious agent and raised important questions:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198568193
• ISBN13: 9780198568193
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"