A Day-By-Day Chronicle of the 2013-2016 Ebola Outbreak 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Bullard, Stephan Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319765647 ISBN-13: 9783319765648 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $141.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Medical | History - Medical | Diseases |
Dewey: 610 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.46 lbs) 332 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This powerful history describes the daily progression of the Ebola outbreak that swept across West Africa and struck Europe and America from December 2013 to June 2016. A case study on a massive scale, it follows the narratives of numerous patients as well as the journey of physicians and scientists from discovery to action and from tracking to containment. The unfolding story reveals ever-shifting complexities such as the varied paths the infection took from country to country, the multiple responses of community members, and the occurrence of flare-ups when the outbreak was seemingly over. The book's finely-documented present-tense reporting records key facts, events, and observations, including:
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