Secret agents : the menace of emerging infections / Madeline Drexler.
Secret agents : the menace of emerging infections / Madeline Drexler.
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Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2002.
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N614.4/33
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English
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Physical content
vii, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Disease in Disguise -- 2. Winged Victories -- 3. Food Fright -- 4. Superbugs -- 5. The Once and Future Pandemic -- 6. Infection Unmasked -- 7. Bioterror -- 8. Think Locally, Act Globally.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2002.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c2002.
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"The most ceaselessly creative bioterrorist is still Mother Nature. And her microbial operatives are all around us, thriving in the shadows, ready to pounce when conditions are right. From airborne anthrax to West Nile virus, from the deadly organisms hiding in our food to the next inevitable flu pandemic, Secret Agent reveals just what we're up ag...
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Secret agents : the menace of emerging infections / Madeline Drexler.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-295) and index.
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c2002.
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N614.4/33
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74VvbG0krVm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbG0krVm3
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0309076382
9780309076388
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614.4
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991014896779702626
