Description
| Product ID: | 9781137471918 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Emerging Infectious Diseases and Society |
| Authors: | Author: P. Washer |
| Page Count: | 191 |
| Subjects: | Sociology, Sociology, Anthropology, Social welfare and social services, Indigenous people: governance and politics, Public health and preventive medicine, Medical sociology, Diseases and disorders, Anthropology, Social welfare & social services, Regional government, Public health & preventive medicine, Medical sociology, Diseases & disorders |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the 1970s it seemed infectious diseases had been conquered, but today global epidemics seem to pose a new, more sinister, threat. This fascinating study explores these new infectious diseases, such as Swine Flu, SARS and AIDS, and the re-emergence of old threats, and discusses their role in society. In the 1970s it seemed infectious diseases had been conquered, but today global epidemics seem to pose a new, more sinister, threat. This fascinating study explores these new infectious diseases, such as Swine Flu, SARS and AIDS, and the re-emergence of old threats, and discusses their role in society. |
| Imprint Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-05-07 |