Beating Back the Devil
by:
Maryn McKenna (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781439123102 (1439123101)
ASIN: 1439123101
Publish date: July 28th 2008
Publisher: Free Press
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
This is a book about the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the "disease detective corps" of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For three weeks, Ph.D.s, nurses, doctors, veterinarians, dentists, and even lawyers are trained in epidemiology and public health. They are put through a rigorou...