Of Mice, Men, and Microbes: HantavirusElsevier, 28 июн. 1999 г. - Всего страниц: 278 In May 1993, a cluster of cases of a lethal disease among healthy young people brought the attention of the world to the southwestern deserts. A previously unknown disease was killing up to 80% of the people it infected. The reaction in the area and across the nation mixed fear, lack of information, and the struggles of doctors to save the victims of an unknown killer with hard science and the age old rhythmns of the desert. What came out was the story of a virus that had been killing since man arrived in the American continents, Hantavirus, with deadly relatives across the Americas and across the world. This book explains why and how the virus kills, and why it is still killing today. Why all of the science aimed at a virus identified back in 1993 has not brought a vaccine or a cure is part of the story, as is how that killer virus fits into the story of "new" diseases across the world. The story of hantavirus disease, what has happened since that first outbreak, and what the real risks are is laid out by an experienced scientist and an award winning journalist living and working in the area of the 1993 outbreak.
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... Merrill Bahe certainly did not fit the profile of the population group most likely to die from a respiratory illness. We know from influenza, pneumonia, and the many other diseases that target the lungs that typical victims are the very ...
... Merrill Bahe had also developed a flu-like illness. On May 11, he visited rownpoint Hospital, where the doctors were concerned because he had the same symptoms. He was given various medications in an attempt to control the unidentified ...
... Merrill Bahe and Florena Woody. Although plague is a word usually used in the context of Medieval Europe, in fact the southwestern United States is the largest focus of plague in the world today, with 68 officially reported cases in New ...
... Merrill Bahe and Florena Woody had lived. Knowing nothing about what had killed the young couple, they looked around for any likely indicators, without taking any more than normal care. A few days later, Jim heek from the IHS also ...
... Merrill Bahe. It was time for more tests. THE. NUMBERS. MOUNT. Grief brings families together. On May 11, 2 days after her death, Florena Woody's brother Franklin Woody and his pregnant wife Jackie arrived at the family home. They had come ...
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CHAPTER 5 OF MICE AND MEN | 59 |
CHAPTER 6 AT LAST A PLAN | 79 |
OUT OF ASIA | 99 |
CHAPTER 8 OTHER HANTAVIRUSES | 117 |
CHAPTER 11 CHANGES CONCEALMENT AND TROJAN HORSES | 163 |
CHAPTER 12 COUSINS | 183 |
CHAPTER 13 WHAT WE KNOW | 199 |
CHAPTER 14 HOW TO STOP A VIRUS | 215 |
CHAPTER 15 OUTBREAKS | 233 |
Centers for Disease Control Guidelines on Prevention of HPS | 249 |
Sources of Further Information | 257 |
Abbreviations | 264 |
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Of Mice, Men, and Microbes: Hantavirus David Richard Harper,Andrea S. Meyer Недоступно для просмотра - 1999 |
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