Germs go global: why emerging infectious diseases are a threat to America
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue report (Trust for America's Health)
- Author(s):
- Hamburg, Margaret A., author Levi, Jeffrey, author Elliott, Kimberly, author Williams, Lynora, author
- Contributor(s):
- Trust for America's Health, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Trust for America's Health, October 2008
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging Communicable Diseases, Emerging -- epidemiology Disease Transmission, Infectious Drug Resistance, Microbial Global Health Communicable Diseases, Emerging -- microbiology Communicable Diseases, Emerging -- transmission Communicable Diseases, Emerging -- virology Cost of Illness Environment Health Behavior Health Policy Methicillin Resistance Prevalence Public-Private Sector Partnerships Zoonoses -- epidemiology Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This issue brief examines what is currently known about a range of emerging infectious diseases and why they are potential threats to Americans. It also reviews the tools--surveillance, diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics--that exist or are in development and explores government incentives for enhancing them. Finally, it recommends increased action to protect the nation from deadly and debilitating infectious diseases.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (40 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101511518 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101511518