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• Title:Emerging infectious diseases / Stuart A. Hill.
  
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• Author/Creator:Hill, Stuart A.
  
• Published/Created:San Francisco, CA ; Toronto : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, ©2006.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WA110 .H525 2006
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects: Epidemiology.
  Communicable diseases.
  
• Medical Subjects:Communicable Diseases, Emerging.
  Disease Transmission, Infectious.
  
• Description:iv, 34 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  
• Series:Benjamin/Cummings special topics in biology series.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-34).
  
• ISBN:0805339558
  
• Contents:Emerging infectious diseases : an introduction
  What are emerging infectious diseases?
  Introduction to bacterial and viral pathogens : the basics
  Where are emerging infectious diseases found?
  Infectious diseases and host defenses
  Where do emerging infectious diseases come from?
  Factors influencing the emergence of disease
  Emergence attributed to environmental change
  Emergence attributed to human behavior
  Emergence associated with international travel and commerce
  Emergence attributed to technical failings and public health breakdowns
  Emergence attributed to microbial adaptation
  Mutation and evolution of prokaryotic genomes associated with disease
  Mutation and evolution of viral genomes associated with disease
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome
  Influenza A
  Emergence of pandemic influenza A strains
  Emerging antibiotic resistance
  Emergence of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis
  MRSA, VRSA, and the emergence of the superbug
  Future outlook.