Brucellosis · Leptospirosis

Author: Shang Deqiu / Qin Jinci (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-10
Features: SARS has vanished and returned, making infectious diseases a hot topic of public concern. People urgently want to know whether infectious diseases have really 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 popularizes knowledge about infectious diseases in 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 full of interest. It selects some new, common, easily occurring, and highly harmful infectious diseases as subjects. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to each infectious disease, including an overview of the disease, the pathogen, the 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 about infectious diseases through simple language and vivid examples without difficulty: learn how to protect their health in daily life, and what correct actions should be taken in emergencies when infectious diseases strike.