Contagion and chaos : disease, ecology, and national security in the era of globalization

Contagion and chaos : disease, ecology, and national security in the era of globalization / Andrew T. Price-Smith.

An analysis of infectious disease as a threat to national security that examines the destabilizing effects of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, SARS, and Mad Cow Disease.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Price-Smith, Andrew T.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009.
Subjects:	Europäische Atomgemeinschaft > Direktion Gesundheitsschutz Communicable diseases > History. Communicable diseases > Political aspects. Communicable diseases > Social aspects. National security. Security, International. Diseases and history. Environmental health. Medical policy. MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious. Medical policy Environmental health Communicable diseases Communicable diseases > Political aspects Communicable diseases > Social aspects Diseases and history National security Security, International Epidemie Globalisierung Gesundheitspolitik Innere Sicherheit Gesundheitsschutz Smittsamma sjukdomar > historia. International security. History
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Summary:	An analysis of infectious disease as a threat to national security that examines the destabilizing effects of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, SARS, and Mad Cow Disease.
Item Description:	Sequel to: The health of nations / Andrew T. Price-Smith. ©2002.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 281 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
ISBN:	9780262255530 0262255537
DOI:	10.7551/mitpress/7390.001.0001
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2024)