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005			20190729105349.0
008			130313s2013 nyuaf b 000 0 eng
020			_a9781626360358
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060	0	0	_a2013 I-921
060	1	0	_aWA 110
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100	1		_aLevitt, Alexandra M.
245	1	0	_aDeadly outbreaks : _bhow medical detectives save lives threatened by killer pandemics, exotic viruses, and drug-resistant parasites / _cAlexandra M. Levitt ; foreword by Donald R. Hopkins.
260			_aNew York : _bSkyhorse Pub., _cc2013.
300			_axvii, 222 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.) ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [197]-222)
505	0		_aDead crows falling from the sky -- The McConnon strain -- Sorrow and statistics -- Obsession or inspiration -- Dangerous desserts -- The red mist -- A normal spring -- Where are they now?
520			_aTake a visit to the front line as scientists fight to solve medical mysteries. Despite advances in health care, infectious microbes continue to be a formidable adversary to scientists and doctors. Vaccines and antibiotics, the mainstays of modern medicine, have not been able to conquer infectious microbes because of their amazing ability to adapt, evolve, and spread to new places. Terrorism aside, one of the greatest dangers from infectious disease we face today is from a massive outbreak of drug-resistant microbes. This book recounts the scientific adventures of a special group of intrepid individuals who investigate these outbreaks around the world and figure out how to stop them. Part homicide detective, part physician, these medical investigators must view the problem from every angle, exhausting every possible source of contamination. Any data gathered in the field must be stripped of human sorrows and carefully analyzed into hard statistics. Here the author shares insider accounts that go behind the alarming headlines in the media. Meet the resourceful investigators and discover the truth behind actual cases and more. -- Jacket.
650		0	_aCommunicable diseases _xPrevention.
650		0	_aCommunicable diseases _xHistory.
650		0	_aEpidemics _xHistory.
650		0	_aInfection _xHistory.
650	1	2	_aCommunicable Disease Control.
650	2	2	_aDisease Outbreaks.
650	2	2	_aVirus Diseases _xprevention & control.
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