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The Hazard from Dangerous Exotic Diseases

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. John C. N. Westwood

    1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Background Situation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cause for Alarm

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      Pages 3-7

    3. Assessment of the Threat

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      Pages 8-12

    4. Candidate Diseases

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      Pages 13-31

  3. The Designated Diseases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Smallpox

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      Pages 35-46

    3. Yellow Fever

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      Pages 47-66

    4. Lassa Fever

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      Pages 67-106

    5. Marburg Virus Disease

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      Pages 107-117

    6. Ebola Fever

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      Pages 118-139

    7. Plague

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      Pages 140-150

  4. Response

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Summary of Present Situation

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      Pages 153-160

    3. Control and Containment

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      Pages 161-184

    4. Appropriate Level of Response

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      Pages 185-206

    5. Final Discussion

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      Pages 207-208

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 209-223
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    John C. N. Westwood

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Hazard from Dangerous Exotic Diseases

  • Authors: John C. N. Westwood

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05277-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-05279-0Published: 01 January 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-05277-6Published: 18 June 1980

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 223

  • Topics: Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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