Throughout history, nations have waged war against epidemics from bubonic plague to pulmonary tuberculosis. Today we confront HIV/AIDS, SARS, and avian influenza, among other major infectious diseases. Scientists around the world scrutinize viruses and bacteria more intently than ever. Yet while scientific advances are crucial, they are insufficient. The world is not well prepared for the next health crisis. This timely book argues that the battle against infectious disease epidemics must be fought on two fronts. The first, of course, is the laboratory. The second is the wider social context that involves ordinary individuals and groups, legislators, and the state. The failure to contain HIV/AIDS and the emergence of new infectious diseases highlight the inadequacies of current preventive and management approaches to deal with epidemics. The authors of Crisis Preparedness offer perspectives from social science, epidemiology, and public health, collectively seeking to answer the question: How can we prepare for the next global epidemic?

Crisis Preparedness

Medical Books

Quah, Stella R.

Administration & Medicine Economics

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

<p>Extending Family in Singapore: Sociological Perspectives (1994, 1998), Quah (sociology, National U. of Singapore) presents a comparative study of East and Southeast Asian families. From a meta-analysis of earlier research plus her analyses based on demographic data, surveys, and interviews, she contrasts trends from before and since 1990. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)</p>

Home and Kin: Families in Asia

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Marshall Cavendish Intl

Between Two Worlds: Modern Wives in a Traditional Setting (FIELD REPORT SERIES (INST OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STDS))

Inst of Southeast Asian Studies

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