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Dengue fever and other hemorrhagic viruses / by Chakraborty, Tirtha.; Babcock, Hilary.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.An introduction to infectious disease -- The ins and outs of dengue -- Hemorrhagic fevers -- Viruses: small but deadly -- Vectors: bugs that carry disease -- Treating and avoiding dengue -- The immune system: our line of defense: -- Vaccination: waking up the army in us.
Subjects: Dengue.; Hemorrhagic fever.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Virus hunter : thirty years of battling hot viruses around the world / by Peters, C. J.(Clarence James),1940-; Olshaker, Mark,1951-;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Peters, C. J.; Virologists; Hemorrhagic fever; Epidemiologists;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Virus hunter : thirty years of battling hot viruses around the world / by Peters, C. J.(Clarence James),1940-(CARDINAL)647710; Olshaker, Mark,1951-(CARDINAL)343281;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Peters, C. J.; Epidemiologists; Virologists; Hemorrhagic fever;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Crisis in the red zone : the story of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, and of the outbreaks to come / by Preston, Richard,1954-author.;
The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever--but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses--from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone, soon to be a National Geographic original miniseries. This time, Ebola started with a two-year-old child who likely had contact with a wild creature and whose entire family quickly fell ill and died. The ensuing global drama activated health professionals in North America, Europe, and Africa in a desperate race against time to contain the viral wildfire. By the end--as the virus mutated into its deadliest form, and spread farther and faster than ever before--30,000 people would be infected, and the dead would be spread across eight countries on three continents. In this taut and suspenseful medical drama, Richard Preston deeply chronicles the outbreak, in which we saw for the first time the specter of Ebola jumping continents, crossing the Atlantic, and infecting people in America. Rich in characters and conflict--physical, emotional, and ethical--Crisis in the Red Zone is an immersion in one of the great public health calamities of our time. Preston writes of doctors and nurses in the field putting their own lives on the line, of government bureaucrats and NGO administrators moving, often fitfully, to try to contain the outbreak, and of pharmaceutical companies racing to develop drugs to combat the virus. He also explores the charged ethical dilemma over who should and did receive the rare doses of an experimental treatment when they became available at the peak of the disaster. Crisis in the Red Zone makes clear that the outbreak of 2013-2014 is a harbinger of further, more severe outbreaks, and of emerging viruses heretofore unimagined--in any country, on any continent. In our ever more interconnected world, with roads and towns cut deep into the jungles of equatorial Africa, viruses both familiar and undiscovered are being unleashed into more densely populated areas than ever before. The more we discover about the virosphere, the more we realize its deadly potential. Crisis in the Red Zone is an exquisitely timely book, a stark warning of viral outbreaks to come.
Subjects: Epidemics; Ebola virus disease; Ebola virus disease; Ebola virus disease; Epidemics; Epidemics; Hemorrhagic fever; Hemorrhagic fever; Epidemics;
Available copies: 31 / Total copies: 35
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Leiby, Dr. George M.
Subjects: Leiby, George M.; Abnormalities, Human; Abnormalities, Human; Dengue hemorrhagic fever.; Teratogenesis.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Level 4 virus hunters of the CDC / by McCormick, Joseph B.(CARDINAL)635398; Fisher-Hoch, Susan.(CARDINAL)635399; Horvitz, Leslie Alan.(CARDINAL)528446;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; McCormick, Joseph B.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Epidemiologists; Epidemiology; Hemorrhagic fever; Virologists; Virology;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Level 4 : virus hunters of the CDC / by McCormick, Joseph B.(CARDINAL)635398; Fisher-Hoch, Susan.(CARDINAL)635399; Horvitz, Leslie Alan.(CARDINAL)528446;
Includes index. Fisher-Hoch, Susan. Horvitz, Leslie Alan
Subjects: Autobiographies.; McCormick, Joseph B.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Epidemiologists; Virologists; Epidemiology; Virology; Hemorrhagic fever; Ebola virus disease.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Ebola virus / by Willett, Edward,1959-(CARDINAL)528800;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Diseases and people.Profile -- A terrifying killer -- The history of ebola -- What is ebola hemorrhagic fever? -- Diagnosing ebola hemorrhagic fever -- Treatment of ebola hemorrhagic fever -- Social implications of ebola hemorrhagic fever -- Preventing ebola hemorrhagic fever -- Research and future prospects -- Q & A -- Ebola hemorrhagic fever timeline.Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Ebola virus disease; Diseases;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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AIDS and other epidemics / by Ballard, Carol.(CARDINAL)637256;
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.Epidemic! -- HIV/AIDS -- Influenza -- SARS -- Antiobiotic-resistant infections -- Viral hemorrhagic fevers -- Malaria -- Meningitis -- Gone but not forgotten.A discussion of major infectious diseases, how they are spread and treated. Outlines means by which goverments and health organizations can handle these diseases and prevent epidemics and pandemics.1010LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: AIDS (Disease); Communicable diseases.; Epidemics.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Ebola and Marburg viruses / by Smith, Tara C.,1976-(CARDINAL)463846;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-96) and index.A modern plague -- Marburg virus emerges -- Ebola in Africa and beyond -- General characteristics of the viruses -- Ecology of the viruses -- Methods of detection and treatment -- Developing a vaccine -- Other hemorrhagic fevers.
Subjects: Ebola virus disease.; Marburg virus disease.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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