When Germs Travel
Subtitle: Six major epidemics that have invaded America since 1900 and the fears they have unleashed
Publisher: Pantheon
Published: May 11, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780375420955
Description: A physician and medical historian provides an analysis of six major epidemics that have devastated America since 1900--including such threats as tuberculosis, typhus, and AIDS--looking at the nation's response to the pathogens; explaining why globalization, social upheaval, and international trade leave us vulnerable; and calling for a globally funded public health program.