{"product_id":"emerging-biological-threats-joan-r-callahan-9780313372094","title":"Emerging Biological Threats: A Reference Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging, nontechnical discussion of the infectious diseases and other biological threats that pose the highest risk to humans, presented in the context of relevant environmental and sociological trends.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat biological agents should we truly be afraid of? Which have garnered more attention than they warrant? \u003ci\u003eEmerging Biological Threats: A Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is the antidote for the confusion surrounding the potentially devastating impact of pathogens on the human community. Written by a frontline professional in epidemiology, it is the most authoritative yet engagingly written resource available on the real risks we face, and the countermeasures used to confront them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmerging Biological Threats\u003c\/i\u003e provides the information needed to understand significant direct threats to human health, as well as those that impact us indirectly by destroying livestock and crops. Focused primarily on the United States, it offers science-based yet accessible explorations of HIV, influenza, drug-resistant pathogens, tuberculosis, meningitis, and more. In addition, the book assesses current predictions about the future spread of various diseases as a result of climate change and overpopulation. The book concludes with chapters on relevant environmental and sociological trends and a discussion of current public health strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan R. Callahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313372098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313372094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010 pg. 72","brand":"Joan R. Callahan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48448795083007,"sku":"9780313372094","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b679465d-7670-4755-bd90-7215c90c96de.jpg?v=1777260592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emerging-biological-threats-joan-r-callahan-9780313372094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}