Battling infection from measles to coronavirus Senthilingam, Meera creator author. text -uk 2020 monographic eng

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xv, 176 pages ; 20 cm. In recent years, outbreaks of Ebola and Zika have provided vivid examples of how difficult it is to contain an infection once it strikes, and the panic that a rapidly spreading epidemic can ignite. But while we chase the diseases we are already aware of, new ones are constantly emerging, like the coronavirus that spread across the world in 2020. At the same time, antimicrobial resistance is harnessing infections that we once knew how to control, enabling them to thrive once more. general MEERA SENTHILINGAM Includes bibliographical references and index. COVID-19 (Disease) Epidemics History Communicable diseases History 616.2414 9781785785634 PPAK 210118 20210118132354.0 eng