100 Questions & Answers About Influenza - Couverture souple

Ricks, Delthia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0763745014 ISBN 13 : 9780763745011

Editeur : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Every year in the United States, on average 5% to 20% of the population becomes sick with influenza (the flu); more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and about 36,000 people die from flu. Some people - such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions - are at high risk for serious flu complications. 100 Questions and Answers About Influenza provides answers to 100 most common questions about influenza, with emphasis on new strains of the disease including the Avian Influenza.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Delthia Ricks is an award-winning science journalist and author. She wrote the Jones & Bartlett Learning book, 100 Questions & Answers About Influenza in 2009. For 22 years, Ricks was a staff health and science writer for Newsday, the Long Island newspaper. She has written on a variety of science issues for national magazines and journals, including Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, Discover Magazine, The Journal of the National Cancer Institute and many others. She is a contributor to the London-based medical news website, Medical Xpress.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0763745014
• ISBN 13: 9780763745011
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 185
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• Personne responsable: non disponible