Epidemiology
Subtitle: the fight against Ebola & other diseases
By: by Carol Hand
Series: History of science; History of science (Essential Library (Firm))
Publisher: Essential Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing; ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781629691299; 9781624035593
Subjects: Epidemiology; Juvenile literature; Epidemics; Communicable diseases; Ebola virus disease; JUVENILE NONFICTION; General
Other titles: Fight against Ebola and other diseases
Description: Ebola: story of an epidemic--What is epidemiology?--The earliest epidemiology--Worldwide diseases--Scientific study of disease--New weapons against epidemics--modern epidemiology--getting a handle on pandemics--Epidemiology present and future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter one. Ebola : story of an epidemic; title: chapter two. What is epidemiology?; title: chapter three. The earliest epidemiology; title: chapter four. Worldwide diseases; title: chapter five. Scientific study of disease; title: chapter six. New weapons against epidemics; title: chapter seven. Modern epidemiology; title: chapter eight. Getting a handle on pandemics; title: chapter nine. Epidemiology present and future.