Understanding pandemics and epidemics
Title:
Understanding pandemics and epidemics
Author:
Scientific American Editors (New York, New York), editor.
ISBN:
9781725350311
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
160 pages ; 23 cm.
Series:
Scientific American explores big ideas
Scientific American explores big ideas.
Contents:
Lessons from the past : 100 years after the lethal 1918 flu pandemic, we are still vulnerable / The 1918 flu faded in our collective memory: we might 'forget' the coronavirus, too / Lessons from past outbreaks could help fight the coronavirus pandemic / Stories from a past pandemic / Millions of people living with HIV are alive, thanks to a 20-year public health effort / HIV care has improved dramatically--but, not for everyone / Lessons from AIDS from the COVID-19 pandemic / The science and medicine of COVID-19 : How China's 'bat woman' hunted down viruses from SARS to the new coronavirus / A high-speed scientific hive mind emerged from the COVID pandemic / An mRNA pioneer discusses how her work led to the COVID vaccines / Messenger RNA therapies are finally fulfilling their promise / Pandemic-era research will pay off for years / COVID revealed the fragility of American public health / COVID pushed global health institutions to their limits / How COVID-19 changed society : COVID has made global inequality much worse / COVID has created a perfect storm for fringe science / COVID changed the world of work forever / How a virus exposed the myth of rugged individualism / How the pandemic remade science journalism / Introducing 21 ways COVID changed the world / Meanwhile, other epidemics : The biggest health problem: obesity / The opioid epidemic is surging among black people because of unequal access to treament / Doctors need to learn to talk about suicide / Why does ebola keep showing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? / Ebola outbreak in Uganda surges, but the country has a plan / "Their lives are worth more than ours": Experts in Africa slam global response to monkeypox / We can't let monkeypox turn into a repeat of COVID / What lies ahead : Tick- and mosquito-borne diseases are increasing dramatically / Want to prevent another coronavirus epidemic? / The next zika / COVID is here to stay
Abstract:
"The massive global impacts of COVID-19 made the issue of pandemics and epidemics a major concern among the public, politicians, doctors, and scientific researchers. However, it is far from the first pandemic, and experts suggest that it almost certainly will not be the last. The articles in this volume consider past pandemics and epidemics to explain how certain diseases are able to spread on such a massive scale. They explain the medical advancements that have helped prevent some diseases from having the devastating impacts they did in the past while also considering why some infections are more difficult to control. Writers and experts also offer predictions on the types of pandemics and epidemics that may occur in the future and what can potentially be done to stop them"-- Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
Grades 10-12 Scientific American Educational Publishing.
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