Preparing for Pandemics in the Modern World
$70.28
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
29 November 2020
Summary
Preparing for the Inevitable: A Modern Guide to Pandemic Preparedness
The Black Death. Cholera. Spanish flu. Swine flu. HIV/AIDS. COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. Each of these pandemics has made (or, is making) a lasting impact on humanity. From the immediate mental image of the beaked masks worn in the Middle Ages (bubonic plague) and the birth of epidemiology (cholera) to recognizing the benefits of social distancing (1918 flu) and the harm of prejudice and misinformation (HIV/AIDS), pandemi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781623499464 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1623499461 |
| Author: | Christine Crudo Blackburn, David M. Morens, Jonathan D. Quick, John W. Hellerstedt, Jennifer A. Shuford, Karin R. Hopkins, Leslie E. Ruyle, Gerald W. Parker, Lisa Koonin, Rebecca J. Fish |
| Publisher: | Texas A & M University Press |
| Imprint: | Texas A & M University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 510g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 157mm x 20mm |
About The Author
Christine Crudo Blackburn
Christine Crudo Blackburn is deputy director of the Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program at the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs in the Bush School of Government and Public Service and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences at the Texas A&M University School for Public Health.
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