Secret agents
Subtitle: the menace of emerging infections
By: Madeline Drexler
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Epidemiology -- Popular works; Communicable diseases -- United States
Genres: Popular works
Description: "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 against in humankind's perpetual war with germs."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-295) and index
Table of contents: title: Disease in disguise; title: Winged victories; title: Food fright; title: Superbugs; title: The once and future pandemic; title: Infection unmasked; title: Bioterror; title: Think locally, act globally