Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 146 pages)
ISBN:
9780833032935
,
0833034154
,
0833032933
,
9780833034151
Content:
This study offers a more comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases than has been done to date. The study examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, highlighting this particular crisis as a graphic example of the devastating effects that infectious disease can have on virtually every aspect of a state's functioning viability. It also makes a detailed analysis of the United States, delineating the threat posed by specific diseases; assessing the effectiveness of the existing public health infrastructure; and offering specific actions that can be taken to improve the country's ability to meet this emerging challenge
Content:
This study offers a more comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases than has been done to date. The study examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, highlighting this particular crisis as a graphic example of the devastating effects that infectious disease can have on virtually every aspect of a state's functioning viability. It also makes a detailed analysis of the United States, delineating the threat posed by specific diseases; assessing the effectiveness of the existing public health infrastructure; and offering specific actions that can be taken to improve the country's ability to meet this emerging challenge
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-146)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0833032933
Additional Edition:
Druck-Ausgabe
Additional Edition:
Print version Global threat of new and reemerging infectious diseases Santa Monica, Calif : Rand, 2003
Language:
English
Keywords:
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