Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
Epidemic Intelligence Service: The name could have been pilfered from a science fiction novel, but the EIS is as real as a pulse, a heartbeat, or an anthrax attack. Members of the detective corps of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the special forces in the war against...
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Epidemic Intelligence Service: The name could have been pilfered from a science fiction novel, but the EIS is as real as a pulse, a heartbeat, or an anthrax attack. Members of the detective corps of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the special forces in the war against disease. Traveling to any part of the world with only a few hours notice, they tackle new strains of AIDS, Ebola, hantavirus, SARS, and bioterror weapons. Beating Back the Devil tells the story of sleuths who are often just one breath away from death.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781400101405 (1400101409)
Publish date: October 15th 2004
Publisher: Tantor Media
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...
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