Connie Goldsmith

Pandemic (eBook, ePUB)

How Climate, the Environment, and Superbugs Increase the Risk

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Throughout history, several deadly pandemics brought humanity to its knees, killing millions, and recent outbreaks of Ebola and Zika took coordinated international efforts to prevent them from spreading. Learn about factors that contribute to the spread of disease by examining past pandemics and epidemics, including the Bubonic Plague, smallpox Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and Zika. Examine case studies of potential pandemic diseases, like SARS and cholera, and find out how pathogens and antibiotics work. See how human activities such as global air travel and the disruption of animal habitats contribute to the risk of a new pandemic. And discover how scientists are striving to contain and control the spread of disease, both locally and globally.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lerner Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 177
• Altersempfehlung: ab 11 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781541538221
• Artikelnr.: 72480312