{"product_id":"infectious-diseases-in-an-age-for-the-national-academy-of-sciences-9780309051361","title":"Infectious Diseases in an Age of Change: The Impact of Human Ecology and Behavior on Disease Transmission","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-first century progress against infectious diseases is threatened by urbanization, population growth, war refugees, changing sexual standards, and a host of other factors that open doors to the transmission of deadly pathogens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfectious Diseases in an Age of Change\u003c\/i\u003e reports on major infectious diseases that are on the rise today because of changing conditions and identifies urgently needed public health measures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume looks at the range of factors that shape the epidemiology of infectious diseases--from government policies to economic trends to family practices. Describing clinical characteristics, transmission, and other aspects, the book addresses major infectious threats--sexually transmitted diseases, Lyme disease, human cytomegalovirus, diarrheal diseases, dengue fever, hepatitis viruses, HIV, and malaria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors also look at the rising threat of drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, rapid exhaustion of the weapons to fight bacterial infections, and prospects for vaccinations and eradication of pathogens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfectious Diseases in an Age of Change\u003c\/i\u003e will be important to public health policymakers, administrators, and providers as well as epidemiologists and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e For the National Academy of Sciences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309051363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309051361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.21w x 0.93d","brand":"For the National Academy of Sciences","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064821887231,"sku":"9780309051361","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a523420-6b69-4b3a-964d-a90f29d0c188.jpg?v=1768671257","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/infectious-diseases-in-an-age-for-the-national-academy-of-sciences-9780309051361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}