Disease-Hunting Scientist: Careers Hunting Deadly Diseases

by Edward Willett

Overview

Author Edward Willett tells the true stories of six real disease hunters. Epidemiologists travel the world trying to keep us safe from deadly diseases, from high-tech labs in Canada to remote villages in Africa. Readers learn how these "disease detectives" are coming up with new ways to fight disease, and find out if they have what it takes to become an epidemiologist, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780766030527
Publisher:	Enslow Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/16/2010
Series:	Wild Science Careers Series
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	10 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Chasing Disease 4

Chapter 2 Marburg in Angola Lisa Fernando 8

Chapter 3 Working in Level 4 James Strong 23

Chapter 4 What's Killing the Coral? Laurie Richardson 38

Chapter 5 Investigating Avian Influenza Jonathan Runstadler 54

Chapter 6 Bats and SARS Jonathan Epstein 68

Chapter 7 Ebola in Uganda Marta Guerra 86

Appendix: Careers in Epidemiology 102

Chapter Notes 103

Glossary 106

Further Reading 108

Internet Addresses 109

Index 110

Editorial Reviews

I couldn't put this book down, and neither will your students. What an impetus to do more research and reading! The author explores different careers in the disease-hunting science using examples of real scientists in the field, and readers will learn about the excitement inherent in these careers.

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