Epidemics : opposing viewpoints / William Dudley, book editor.

"This collection of articles presents varying viewpoints on the following questions: Do infectious diseases pose a significant threat to humanity? What can be done to curtail the AIDS epidemic? Are government vaccination programs beneficial? How can food-borne illnesses be prevented?"

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Other Authors: Dudley, William, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, ©1999.
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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505 0 0 |t Infectious diseases pose a significant threat to humanity /  |r Laurie Garrett --  |t The threat of infectious diseases has been overstated /  |r Malcolm Gladwell --  |t Emerging viruses may threaten humanity with extinction /  |r Frank Ryan --  |t Emerging viruses do not threaten humanity with extinction /  |r Ed Regis --  |t Traditional public health measures are needed to control the AIDS epidemic /  |r Tom Coburn --  |t The AIDS epidemic requires unique public health measures /  |r Mark S. Senak --  |t Needle exchange programs should be encouraged /  |r Robert E. Stein --  |t Needle exchange programs should not be encouraged /  |r W. Bradford Wilcox --  |t An AIDS vaccine is not necessary to end the epidemic /  |r Charles Krauthammer --  |t An AIDS vaccine is imperative to end the epidemic /  |r H.R. Shepherd --  |t U.S. government vaccination programs have been beneficial /  |r Children's Defense Fund --  |t Government vaccination programs hamper the development of new vaccines /  |r Russell Redenbaugh --  |t Vaccines are unsafe and ineffective /  |r Alan Phillips --  |t Vaccines are safe and effective /  |r Centers for Disease Control and Prevention --  |t Mandatory vaccination programs violate parents' informed consent rights /  |r Barbara Loe Fisher --  |t Opposition to vaccination programs is misguided /  |r Arthur Allen --  |t Consumers should practice safe food-handling habits to prevent illnesses /  |r American Council on Science and Health --  |t Consumers should demand changes in the food industry to prevent food-borne illnesses /  |r Nicols Fox --  |t Increased government regulation is necessary to prevent food-borne illnesses /  |r Caroline Smith DeWaal --  |t Increased government regulation is not necessary to prevent food-borne illnesses /  |r John R. Cady --  |t Irradiation can prevent food-borne diseases /  |r Richard Rhodes --  |t Irradiation is not the solution to the problem of food-borne diseases /  |r Part I: Michael Colby, interviewed by Ros Davidson, Part II: Michael F. Jacobson. 
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