AIDS

Author: Jiang Yan, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: SARS has vanished and returned, making infectious diseases a hot topic of public concern. People are eager to know whether infectious diseases have truly become more prevalent. Why haven't we heard of diseases like SARS in the past, yet they are so common now? This book is a popular science reading material that spreads knowledge about infectious diseases to the general public, written in the form of Q&A. The language is easy to understand, the structure is simple and clear, the text is smooth and fluent, and it is highly engaging. It selects some new, common, easily occurring, and highly harmful infectious diseases as subjects. For each disease, the book provides a comprehensive introduction, including basic knowledge such as disease overview, pathogen, source of infection, transmission routes, susceptible populations, prevention, and treatment. It is highly targeted, practical, and actionable. It hopes to help readers with no medical background understand the new concepts and new research progress of infectious diseases through simple language and vivid examples, without any difficulty: learn how to protect their health in daily life; and what correct actions to take in emergency situations when infectious diseases strike.