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Wood Wood Neil Morris "Discusses wood as a material, including historical uses, current uses, collection, and recycling"--Provided by publisher. OL15028363W
The common cold The common cold Elaine Landau "Provides basic information about the common cold and its prevention"--Provided by publisher. OL15040432W
The new killer diseases The new killer diseases Elinor Levy The strange new disease SARS erupted apparently out of nowhere and has spread at an astonishing rate. Scary as SARS itself is, the disease is also a warning of many possible such outbreaks to come. F… OL15838688W
The geographic spread of infectious diseases The geographic spread of infectious diseases Lisa Sattenspiel x, 286 p. : 24 cm OL15906725W
The domestic and international impacts of the 2009-H1N1 influenza a pandemic The domestic and international impacts of the 2009-H1N1 influenza a pandemic Eileen R. Choffnes,David A. Relman,Alison Mack "In March and early April 2009, a new, swine-origin 2009-H1N1 influenza A virus emerged in Mexico and the United States. During the first few weeks of surveillance, the virus spread by human-to-human… OL16114529W
HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Noah Berlatsky In Global Viewpoints: HIV/AIDS, differerent viewpoints from around the world express competing perspectives about how to address the issues raised by HIV/AIDS. As technology makes the world more acce… OL16125062W
Influenza Influenza Clay Farris Naff Describes the disease, how it spreads to threaten large populations, and how it can be treated and prevented, and discusses controversies over said treatments and personal experiences with the diseas… OL16212056W
Plagues, pox, and pestilence Plagues, pox, and pestilence Richard Platt Provides a history of disease and pestilence as told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that caused them, from common diseases such as influenza, malaria and tuberculosis to such rare disea… OL16282998W
The origins of AIDS The origins of AIDS Jacques Pepin "This compelling new account traces the origins and development of the most dramatic and destructive disease epidemic of modern times. Jacques Pepin looks back to the early twentieth-century events i… OL16307808W
Germs! Germs! Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Explains what germs are, how they attack the body, and how the body protects itself against their onslaught. Includes material on immunization and research in disease control. OL16420919W
Pandemic planning Pandemic planning David R. Black,J. Eric Dietz "Offering research and evidence-based guidelines for strategic plan development, this book draws on the lessons learned over three years of pandemic preparedness exercises. Collaborating with nationa… OL16557597W
The patient survival guide The patient survival guide Maryanne McGuckin Explains what to do to prevent acquiring infections not only in hospitals, but also in day-care centers, schools, and business offices. OL16643963W
The hallowed ones The hallowed ones Laura Bickle Amish teen Katie smuggles a gravely injured young man, an outsider, into her family's barn despite the elders' ruling that no one can come in or out of the community while some mysterious and massive… OL16645684W
Health transitions and the double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific Health transitions and the double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific Kerrie L. Macpherson,Milton James Lewis "Chronic diseases--cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes--are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but also are now responsible for a striking incre… OL16653983W
Coldbrook Coldbrook Tim Lebbon The world as we know it has changed forever. The reason is Coldbrook. The facility lay deep in Appalachian Mountains, a secret laboratory called Coldbrook. Its scientists had achieved the impossible:… OL17527654W
Control of communicable diseases in man Control of communicable diseases in man Abram S. Benenson Global presentation of communicable diseases. Intended as informative text for health personnel, as well as for public health administrators preparing regulations and legal requirements. Alphabetic… OL18208785W
Global climate change and extreme weather events Global climate change and extreme weather events David A. Relman Long before the germ theory of disease was described, late in the nineteenth century, humans knew that climatic conditions influence the appearance and spread of epidemic diseases. Ancient notions ab… OL18353344W
The Air We Breathe The Air We Breathe Andrea Barrett "An evocative panorama of America...on the cusp of enormous change" (Newsday) by the National Book Award-winning author ofShip Fever. In the fall of 1916, America prepares for war--but in the communi… OL1845082W
Pandemics Pandemics World Book, Inc "A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information abo… OL18765611W
Emerging infections Emerging infections Robert A. Salata,David A. Bobak The infection specialist remains at the front line of medical practice, not only for newly emerging diseases, but also due to the worrying occurrence of re-emerging infections. An expert editorial te… OL20798404W
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