E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Electronic book text, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Sripathi / Pandey An insight into the "killers"-viruses that cause epidemics
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-77469-006-2
Verlag: Delve Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Electronic book text, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
ISBN: 978-1-77469-006-2
Verlag: Delve Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
While history says the earliest recorded influenza epidemic was in 1500; we have heard of epidemics throughout history: from the 1918 Spanish flu to the current 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. This book discusses the "killer" viruses in terms of their transmission, control, and prevention. Current research has also been presented to add practicality and relevance. This is one concise book that presents data on the go to get an idea of the major epidemics and the viruses behind them.
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Weitere Infos & Material
- Chapter 1: An Introduction To Viral Epidemics And How They Can Be Handled
- Chapter 2: Influenza: The Historic And Current Pandemic
- Chapter 3: COVID 19-The virus that locked the world down
- Chapter 4: Zika virus: From Uganda to Brazil
- Chapter 5: Dengue viruses: from the tropics to a global health challenge
- Chapter 6: Ebola: From an exotic virus to an epidemic
- Chapter 7: It Takes a Community to Raise the Prevalence of a Zoonotic Pathogen
- Chapter 8: Multiple Control Strategies for Prevention of Avian Influenza Pandemic
- Chapter 9: Prevalence, Severity and Mortality associated with COPD and Smoking in patients with COVID-19: A Rapid Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Chapter 10: Impact of self-imposed prevention measures and short-term government-imposed social distancing on mitigating and delaying a COVID-19 epidemic: A modelling study
- Chapter 11: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): Infection, Immunological Response, and Vaccine Development
- Chapter 12: Evolution of Knowledge, Awareness, and Practices regarding Zika Virus from 2016 to 2017
- Chapter 13: What Factors Might Have Led to the Emergence of Ebola in West Africa?