Population Mobility and Infectious Disease

ISBN

9780387476674

Antal sider

320

Udgavenavn

1 edition

Udgivet

15. marts 2007

Format

Hardcover

Størrelse

9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches

Vægt

1.4 pounds

Udgave

13

Sprog

Engelsk

This book explores the complex roles of mobile, transient, and displaced populations in the worldwide spread of disease. While biomedical events cause disease, social forces such as poverty and marginalization magnify them by giving them opportunities to take hold. From Katrina to Darfur, and from influenza to AIDS, an expert panel of health and social scientists brings the social context of epidemics into clear focus.