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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457884703321

Autore

Noah N. D (Norman D.)

Titolo

Controlling communicable disease [[electronic resource] /] / Norman Noah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, England ; ; New York, : Open University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-94746-2

9786610947461

0-335-22667-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Understanding public health

Disciplina

614.44

Soggetti

Communicable diseases - Prevention

Public health

Communicable Disease Control

Communicable Diseases - epidemiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Overview of the book; Section 1; Section 2; Section 4; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Optimism that communicable diseases are no longer a threat is clearly misplaced. Diseases, such as HIV, have appeared and some chronic conditions, such as gastric ulcers, have been shown to be caused by infectious agents. This book deals with controlling such diseases.