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In May 1993, a cluster of cases of a lethal disease among healthy young people brought the attention of the world to the southwestern deserts. A previously unknown disease was killing up to 80% of the people it infected.
The reaction in the area and across the nation mixed fear, lack of information, and the struggles of doctors to save the victims of an unknown killer with hard science and the age old rhythmns of the desert. What came out was the story of a virus that had been killing since man arrived in the American continents, Hantavirus, with deadly relatives across the Americas and across the world. This book explains why and how the virus kills, and why it is still killing today. Why all of the science aimed at a virus identified back in 1993 has not brought a vaccine or a cure is part of the story, as is how that killer virus fits into the story of "new" diseases across the world.
The story of hantavirus disease, what has happened since that first outbreak, and what the real risks are is laid out by an experienced scientist and an award winning journalist living and working in the area of the 1993 outbreak.

Key Features
* Covers the full story of the recent hantavirus outbreak
* Includes interviews with survivors, and local reaction
* Presents the science in lay terms
* Places the event in the broader context of emerging diseases worldwide
* The only account which takes the reader beyond the initial outbreak in 1993-1994, bringing them up to late 1998
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this is the greatest book EVER
This book is very helpful and I have used it for both pleasure reading and in doing a report for school.This book gives detailed information, and a clear picture of what the Hanta Virus is all about.

Epidemiology on Valium
This book reviews the Hantavirus outbreak in the Four Corners region.It is written from the standpoint of a (cautious) epidemiologist.Other strains of Hantavirus are discussed.The history, vectors andenvironmental influences are examined.A comprehensive review ofHantavirus...

But dull.The authors writing style drags.They repeatthemselves frequently, make little jokes that are too dry to carry theirown weight, and use an annoying 'literary' technique of stating a premiseand then adding "but that is not the way it happened".After 100pages this wears on the reader.

Too bad!The material is unusuallybalanced, dispassionate and clear. A good introduction for a studentconsidering a career in epidemiology - but hardly an enthralling night'sread.

For _that_ I would recommend "Virus Hunter: Thirty Years ofBattling Hot Viruses Around the World" by C. J. Peters or "TheComing Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance" byLaurie Garrett. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Medical Update, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on November 1, 1994. The length of the article is 460 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The hantavirus - an old enemy with a new look.
Publication: Medical Update (Newsletter)
Date: November 1, 1994
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v18Issue: n5Page: p2(1)

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2007. The length of the article is 914 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Symptomatic human hantavirus in the Americas.(Letter to the editor)
Author: Jan Clement
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13Issue: 2Page: 345(2)

Article Type: Letter to the editor

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2006. The length of the article is 470 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lipid changes may predict severity of hantavirus infection.(Infectious Diseases)
Author: Bruce Jancin
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36Issue: 17Page: 24(1)

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This digital document is an article from Humpty Dumpty's Magazine, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on October 1, 1994. The length of the article is 781 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: While at a pet store, my son fell in love with a mouse. (no evidence that pet rodents pose Hantavirus risk)(Ask Dr. Cory)
Author: Cory SerVaas
Publication: Humpty Dumpty's Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1994
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v42Issue: n395Page: p46(1)

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on January 1, 1996. The length of the article is 787 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Hantavirus is of particular concern to homesteaders and other people with livestock because it is spread by mice which are attracted by animal feed. Suggest precautions of using bleach and water to clean droppings is not possible in animal pens. News reports are summarized.

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Title: Hantavirus: "mystery disease" is spread by mice.(Homesteaders & Health)
Author: Karen Kazel
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1996
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v80Issue: n1Page: p17(2)

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1871 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Incubation period of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome.
Author: Pablo A. Vial
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12Issue: 8Page: 1271(3)

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En 1993, el brote de una enfermedad respiratoria misteriosa y mortal en el sudoeste de los Estados Unidos ocup la primera plana de los diarios del pas. Cuando se encontr que la causa del brote haba sido un hantavirus, otros gobiernos de la Regin empezaron a prestar mayor atencin a la presencia y a los efectos de los hantavirus en sus pases. Esta publicacin presenta un panorama amplio de lo que se denomina sndrome pulmonar por hantavirus (SPH), de sus manifestaciones clnicas, de los mtodos para prevenir la infeccin y de las medidas tomadas por los gobiernos de la Regin para vigilar los hantavirus y alertar a los profesionales de la salud y al pblico general acerca de la enfermedad.

Este manual describe los diferentes hantavirus conocidos en las Amricas y sus reservorios, la ecologa y la zoologa de los roedores, y la epidemiologa de la enfermedad en seres humanos en la Regin. Sobre estas bases, el manual analiza el cuadro clnico y el diagnstico de la enfermedad; adems, presenta normas para la vigilancia del sndrome pulmonar por hantavirus, para el tratamiento y el manejo de casos. Tambin da instrucciones detalladas y fciles de seguir para prevenir la infeccin en el hogar, el hospital y el laboratorio, as como para limpiar las reas infestadas por roedores. La importancia de educar a los profesionales de la salud y al pblico general acerca de la enfermedad se recalca mediante ejemplos de estrategias de comunicacin usadas en diferentes pases de la Regin. La publicacin tambin presenta un resumen de los instrumentos de comunicacin que pueden adaptarse para educar a diversas poblaciones acerca del SPH y otras enfermedades transmisibles.

Se trata de una herramienta esencial para quienes participan en las actividades de prevencin, control, tratamiento o educacin sanitaria sobre los hantavirus. Hantavirus en las Amricas: gua para el diagnstico, el tratamiento, la prevencin y el control contiene anexos tiles, independientes, como ejemplos de formularios para los informes de casos, normas para manejo y transferencia segura de especmenes, recursos educacionales y descripciones de las campaas de prevencin emprendidas por los pases de la Regin. El formato prctico del libro permite la reproduccin y distribucin rpida de los anexos y de las medidas de prevencin y control de la infeccin. ... Read more

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Science is written at a level somewhere between the introductory sources and the highly technical texts currently available. This six-volume set covers all major areas of science and engineering, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Alphabetically arranged entries provide a user-friendly format that makes the broad scope of information easy to access and decipher. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 5632 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hantavirus and arenavirus antibodies in persons with occupational rodent exposure, North America.(RESEARCH)
Author: Charles F. Fulhorst
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13Issue: 4Page: 532(7)

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to hantavirus. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to hantavirus.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.Download Description
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to hantavirus. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to hantavirus. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1225 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: New world hantavirus in humans, French Guiana.(Letter to the editor)
Author: Severine Matheus
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12Issue: 8Page: 1294(2)

Article Type: Letter to the editor

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 539 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hantavirus survivors show long-term effects.(Infectious Diseases)
Author: Damian McNamara
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 38Issue: 1Page: 57(1)

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2100 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Neutralizing antibodies in survivors of sin nombre and andes hantavirus infection.(DISPATCHES)
Author: Francisca Valdivieso
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12Issue: 1Page: 166(3)

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2247 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hantavirus in African wood mouse, Guinea.(DISPATCHES)
Author: Boris Klempa
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 12Issue: 5Page: 838(3)

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2237 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Risk factors for hantavirus infection in Germany, 2005.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)
Author: Muna Abu Sin
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13Issue: 9Page: 1364(3)

Article Type: Clinical report

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2007. The length of the article is 4124 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Thottapalayam virus, a prototype shrewborne hantavirus.(SYNOPSIS)
Author: Jin-Won Song
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13Issue: 7Page: 980(6)

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1350 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Imported fatal hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.(LETTERS)(Clinical report)
Author: Steven Reynolds
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13Issue: 9Page: 1424(2)

Article Type: Clinical report

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