Emerging Infections in Asia

by Max Essex and Bryan Roberts

Book Overview

With many Asian countries experiencing increasing economic growth and globalization, infectious diseases that were once contained in certain pockets of the continent now proliferate throughout its geographical area. It is the alarming prospect of unchecked epidemics that makes this book so crucial. The chapters cover the historical description of infectious diseases, analyze the causes of them and even forecast outbreaks, as well as the regional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441945415
• ISBN13: 9781441945419
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"