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100 1 $aDrexler, Madeline,$d1954-
245 10 $aSecret agents :$bthe menace of emerging infections /$cMadeline Drexler.
246 30 $aMenace of emerging infections
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bJoseph Henry Press,$cc2002.
300 $avii, 316 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-295) and index.
505 0 $aDisease in disguise -- Winged victories -- Food fright -- Superbugs -- The once and future pandemic -- Infection unmasked -- Bioterror -- Think locally, act globally.
520 $aThe most ceaselessly creative bioterrorist is still Mother Nature. And her microbial operatives are all around us, thriving in the shadows, ready to pounce when conditions are right. From airborne anthrax to West Nile virus, from the deadly organisms hiding in our food to the next inevitable flu pandemic, Secret Agent reveals just what we're up against in humankind's perpetual war with germs. In this ... book, [the author] delivers a powerful combination of fresh research and surprising history about today's most ominous infectious disease threats. She takes us straight to the front line, where scientists are racing to catch invisible adversaries superior in speed and guild. Each chapter tells the story of a different danger, bringing us the latest on foodborne pathogens, diseases carried by animals and insects, the looming risk of lethal influenza, bacteria that resist every drug on hospital shelves, startling infectious causes of chronic diseases, and of course, bioterrorism - including in-depth information on the public health perils posed by anthrax, smallpox, botulism, and other deployable diseases. -Dust jacket.
530 $aAlso available online.
650 0 $aEpidemiology$vPopular works.
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650 0 $aEmerging infectious diseases$vPopular works.
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