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"CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions about Covid-19: What have we learned about this pandemic and how can we prepare for--or prevent--the next one? As America's favorite frontline Covid-19 health journalist, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has barely left his primetime seat in his makeshift studio basement since the pandemic began (other than to perform brain surgery). He's had the insider...
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This book discusses the science behind pandemics and their effects. The chapters examine the deadliest pandemics in history, explain how these diseases spread so quickly, and show how scientists are working to prevent and contain future disease outbreaks. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.
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"This title examines the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic from its emergence in Wuhan, China, to its worldwide spread. Actions by different countries to slow its spread such as lockdowns, face masks, social distancing, and widespread testing are examined"--Google Books.
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2017.
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English
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"No one will ever again die of smallpox. With the battle against that "most terrible of the ministers of death" won, an unprecedented humanitarian coalition has now turned to polio, malaria and measles."--Jacket flap.
A world free of epidemic diseases might seem a utopian pipe-dream, but that brand new world is a lot closer than you might think. Bartlett give us a rare inside look at how both global organizations and local campaigns operate on the...
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[2007]
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First edition.
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English
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"A timely, fair-minded and crisply written account."—New York Times Book Review
Vaccine juxtaposes the stories of brilliant scientists with the industry's struggle to produce safe, effective, and profitable vaccines. It focuses on the role of military and medical authority in the introduction of vaccines and looks at why some parents have resisted this authority. Political and social intrigue have often accompanied vaccination—from...13) Covid-19 helpers
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[2020]
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English
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"A factual, yet hopeful story about the 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic. This book assures children that many people, including kids themselves, are helping to fight this new disease."--Page [4] of cover.
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2023.
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First edition.
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English
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Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural catastrophe, repeating a depressing cycle of panic followed by neglect. So a remarkable group of practitioners and scholars from many backgrounds came together determined to discover and learn lessons from this latest world war.
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2020.
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Primera edición.
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Español
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"¿Cómo se forman las epidemias? ¿Por qué se propagan? ¿Qué medidas se deben tomar para frenarlas? ¿Cómo puede evolucionar el coronavirus y cómo podría afectarnos en el futuro? Debora Mackenzie, periodista científica con tres décadas de experiencia en el seguimiento de las pandemias más preocupantes, nos pone al día de los conocimientos científicos que se tienen sobre este virus. Un libro riguroso e impactante que advierte...
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