Inside the Outbreaks - 9780151011209
Un libro in lingua di Mark Pendergrast edito da Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010
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Since its founding in 1951, the Epidemic Intelligence Service has waged war on every imaginable ailment. When an epidemic hits, the EIS will be there to crack the case, however mysterious or deadly, saving countless lives in the process. Over the years they have successfully battled polio, cholera, and smallpox, to name a few, and in recent years have turned to the epidemics killing us now—smoking, obesity, and gun violence among them.
The successful EIS model has spread internationally: former EIS officers on the staff of the Centers for Disease Control have helped to establish nearly thirty similar programs around the world. EIS veterans have gone on to become leaders in the world of public health in organizations such as the World Health Organization.
Inside the Outbreaks takes readers on a riveting journey through the history of this remarkable organization, following Epidemic Intelligence Service officers on their globetrotting quest to eliminate the most lethal and widespread threats to the world's health.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Inside the Outbreaks
- Sottotitolo: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Mark Pendergrast
- Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Collana: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 13 Aprile '10
- Genere: MEDICAL
- Argomenti : Epidemiology Popular works Epidemiologists United States Popular works Communicable Disease Control history United States
- Pagine: 418
- ISBN-10: 0151011206
- EAN-13: 9780151011209