communicable diseases

Articles arranged alphabetically from malaria to zoonoses provide a cross-cultural view on emerging and infectious diseases, discussing historical, cultural, political, economic, and ethical issues.

Articles arranged alphabetically from African sleeping sickness to Lyme disease provide a cross-cultural view on emerging and infectious diseases, discussing historical, cultural, political, economic, and ethical issues.

Collects twenty-five essays from journals, magazines, nonfiction books, government documents, and other sources on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, that debate issues associated with HIV/AIDS from various perspectives, discussing the threat of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, how the spread of the disease can be controlled, and approaches to the epidemic on a global level.

Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of the search for Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, who is thought to have caused the spread typhoid fever, a disease spread by bacteria in food and water, in New York in 1909.

In graphic novel format looks at the 1918 worldwide flu epidemic.

"Gonzalo, now released from the high school quarantine, travels across a ravaged America looking for his beloved girlfriend Sasha"--Provided by publisher.

After an extraterrestrial microbe nearly killed the human race decades ago, the Fairchild Air Force Base is waiting for the strain to reappear. With the project on the verge of shutting down, they have detected the signature of the deadly microparticle. The team from around the world is dispatched to contain and eliminate the threat. But this strain is growing and evolving.

Uses humorous text and illustrations to describe what life would be like without mucus.

"As the world becomes more connected, the threat of pandemics becomes more serious . . . This volume discusses global diseases of the past and present, how modern outbreaks are controlled and treated, and how doctors and scientists are working to prevent pandemics in the future. Detailed graphs, in-depth sidebars, full-color photographs, and annotated quotes from medical experts highlight important topics and encourage readers to expand their critical thinking skills as they learn about public health policy and the social impacts of infectious disease"--Provided by publisher.

Poliomyelitis, better known as polio, is a crippling virus that can lead to paralysis or even death. A childhood vaccination program had diminished the incidence of polio worldwide to the point that scientists thought they had beaten it. They were wrong. Polio appears to be on the rise again.