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Pandemics and Global Health
  • Trim Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4
  • ISBN-10: 160413285X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-285-4
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 05/01/2010
  • Dewey Number: 362
  • Reading Level: Grades 5-8
  • Pages: 120

Summary

Outbreaks of new diseases are emerging at unprecedented rates of one or more per year since the 1970s. Indiscriminate and unaware of political boundaries, newer viruses such as SARS, avian flu, and swine flu have surfaced to infect a world already battling West Nile virus, dengue fever, and HIV/AIDS. As modern health officials struggle to contain and cure these maladies, a rising drug resistance has created superbugs, making many trusted "wonder drugs" ineffective. Pandemics and Global Health examines the impact of globalization on health and disease, providing examples of the diseases that have been eradicated and those that continue to ravage the world's population.

Specifications

Full-color photographs, illustrations, and maps. Charts, tables, and graphs. Sidebars. "Making Connections" boxed insets. Glossary. Bibliography. Further resources. Index.

About the Author(s)

Joseph R. Oppong is professor of geography at the University of North Texas in Denton. He has taught medical geography and sub-Saharan Africa geography for 20 years. A native of Ghana, Dr. Oppong's research focuses on the geography of diseases and health services, such as the geography of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Texas and in Africa. He has served as chair to the Medical Geography Specialty Group and to the Africa Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers.

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