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“alan dt barrett”

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  • Vaccines for Biodefense and Emerging and Neglected Diseases

    by Alan D.T. Barrett, Lawrence R. Stanberry ...
    The last 20 years has seen a rapid increase in infectious diseases, particularly those that are termed "emerging diseases" such as SARS, "neglected diseases" such as malaria and those that are deemed biothreats such as anthrax. It is well-recognized that the most effective modality for preventing infectious diseases is vaccination. This book provides researchers with a better understanding of what ... Read more

    $225.59 CAD

  • Vaccinology

    An Essential Guide

    Edited by Gregg N. Milligan, Alan D. T. Barrett ...
    Vaccinology: An Essential Guide outlines in a clear, practical format the entire vaccine development process, from conceptualization and basic immunological principles through to clinical testing and licensing of vaccines. With an outstanding introduction to the history and practice of vaccinology, it also guides the reader through the basic science relating to host immune responses to pathogens ... Read more

    $138.99 CAD

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  • Antibiotics – Are They Curing Us or Killing Us?

    The Catastrophic Impact of the Over-prescription of Antibiotics on Our Health

    by John McKenna ...
    Antibiotics: Are they curing us or killing us? 'Without urgent, co-ordinated action by many stakeholders, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill.' Dr Keiji Fukuda, World Health Organization For anyone reeling from this recent, shocking statement from WHO, Dr John McKenna is here to help. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Viral Storm

    The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age

    by Nathan Wolfe ...
    "One of the world's foremost virus hunters" ( Financial Times), Stanford University biologist Nathan Wolfe reveals the origins of the world's most deadly diseases and how we can combat and stop contagions.A "mix of biology, history, medicine, and first-hand experience [that] is potent and irresistible,"* The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age shares information Wolfe uncovered on his ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The End of Plagues

    The Global Battle Against Infectious Disease

    by John Rhodes ...
    Series series MacSci
    From the eradication of smallpox to the ongoing battle against deadly contagions, The End of Plagues is a compelling exploration of humanity's fight against disease.At the turn of the twentieth century, smallpox claimed two million lives per year. By 1979, the disease had been eradicated, marking a global victory. Yet the story of smallpox remains an exception, as today a host of deadly contagions ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Vaccine Book

    Edited by Barry R. Bloom, Paul-Henri Lambert ...
    The Vaccine Book provides comprehensive information on the current and future world of vaccines. It reveals the scientific opportunities and potential impact of vaccines, including economic and ethical challenges, problems encountered when producing vaccines, how clinical vaccine trials are designed, and how to introduce vaccines into widespread use. Although vaccines are now available for many ... Read more

    $83.19 CAD

  • Jonas Salk

    A Life

    by Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs ...
    When a waiting world learned on April 12, 1955, that Jonas Salk had successfully created a vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis, he became a hero overnight. Born in a New York tenement, humble in manner, Salk had all the makings of a twentieth-century icon--a knight in a white coat. In the wake of his achievement, he received a staggering number of awards and honors; for years his name ranked with ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Bioterrorism and Infectious Agents

    A New Dilemma for the 21st Century

    Edited by I.W. Fong, Kenneth Alibek ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Since the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001 and subsequent cases of anthrax in Florida and New York City, attention has been focused on the threat of b- logical warfare and bioterrorism. Biological warfare agents are de?ned as “living org- isms, whatever their nature, or infected material derived from them, which are used for h- tile purposes and intended to cause disease ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine

    by Chris Johnson, Sarah Anderson, Jon Dallimore, Shane Winser, David A. Warrell ...
    Series series Oxford Medical Handbooks
    Written by experienced expeditioners, the handbook is organized in to eight main sections and includes information on fieldcraft, diagnosis and treatment of medical problems encountered during an expedition (divided anatomically), environmental hazards, crisis management and issues to be dealt with after returning home. It also covers basic information about how to plan for an expedition, how to ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Ebola

    How a People's Science Helped End an Epidemic

    by Paul Richards ...
    Series series African Arguments
    Shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018From December 2013, the largest Ebola outbreak in history swept across West Africa, claiming thousands of lives in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. By the middle of 2014, the international community was gripped by hysteria. Experts grimly predicted that millions would be infected within months, and a huge international control effort was mounted to ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Refugee Health Care

    An Essential Medical Guide

    Edited by Aniyizhai Annamalai ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world and their numbers increase every year. Refugees undergo a medical screening soon after arrival, as recommended by the U.S. Department of State, and it is often primary care practitioners or psychiatrists who usually evaluate these patients at this first visit. Though physicians receive a variable amount of training in cross ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Vaccines, Prevention, and Control

    Edited by Lawrence R. Stanberry, David I. Bernstein ...
    There are 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases every year.This growing world-wide problem has captured the concern of medical professionals, behavioural scientists, and public health officials.Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Vaccines, Prevention and Control provides a comprehensive assessment of the global epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases plus current data on various ... Read more

    $211.99 CAD