Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases

Author: Yu Dongzheng
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The book provides a systematic and comprehensive introduction to infectious diseases, with in-depth yet accessible explanations of scientific principles, making it suitable for healthcare workers at the grassroots level. It is particularly noteworthy that the language is simple and easy to understand, making it an excellent popular science reading material for non-professionals. Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases is a popular science book that introduces general principles of preventing and controlling infectious diseases. The book does not focus on a specific infectious disease but, through numerous examples of different infectious diseases, introduces the control principles for various types of infections. The book provides a concise overview of infectious diseases and their prevention and control from several aspects. First, it introduces general knowledge about infectious diseases and general preventive measures. Second, it takes several of the most important infectious diseases in China as examples to introduce control strategies, their outcomes, and how to protect ourselves during severe outbreaks. Finally, the book proposes some urgent research problems that need to be addressed in the field of infectious disease prevention and control.