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Do infectious diseases pose a threat? / Diane Andrews Henningfeld, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 144 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Health . - At issue. Health. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-137) and index.

The threat of infectious diseases : an overview / The world is at risk for an influenza pandemic / The United States is prepared for an influenza pandemic / Avian influenza is a threat to college campuses / Computers can predict and prevent epidemics / Travelers risk contracting infectious diseases / Airports can handle the threat of passenger-borne infectious diseases / Vaccinations harm children / Low adult immunization rates increase the risk for infectious disease / Drug-resistant infectious diseases are a serious threat / Hospitals can reduce the threat of infectious disease / Climate change increases the threat of infectious diseases / Public health systems are ready for diseases caused by climate change / Public health systems are not prepared for the challenges of climate change / Anthony S. Fauci, Nancy A. Touchette, and Gregory K. Folkers -- Roche Laboratories -- Michael O. Leavitt -- Susan Gurevitz -- Kim Krisberg -- Jakki May -- Thomas P. Nolan -- Barbara Loe Fisher -- Jennifer Corrigan -- Amy Gillentine -- Institute for Healthcare Improvement -- Amy Greer, Victoria Ng, and David Fisman -- Julie L. Gerberding -- John Balbus et al.

ISBN: 9780737742947 (hardcover) 0737742941 (hardcover) 9780737742930 (pbk.) 0737742933 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2008049414

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Communicable diseases--Popular works.
Emerging infectious diseases--Popular works.
Epidemics--Popular works.

LC Class. No.: RA643 / D595 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 362.196/9