Deadliest Enemy ​: Our War Against Killer Germs​

University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. 03/21/2017 This one-hour, 24-minute lecture discusses the global outbreaks of Ebola, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), yellow fever, and Zika that have demonstrated how infectious diseases have the power to disrupt daily life, overwhelm public and private resources, and bring trade and transportation to a halt. It discusses a book of the same name that draws on the latest medical science, case studies, policy research, and epidemiological lessons to explore the resources and programs needed to keep people safe from infectious disease. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - March 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news