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Ebola and Marburg viruses / Tara C. Smith ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David L. Heymann.

Title
Ebola and Marburg viruses / Tara C. Smith ; consulting editor, Hilary Babcock ; foreword by David L. Heymann.
Author
Smith, Tara C., 1976-

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Description
104 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 24 cm.
Summary
Ebola virus and Marburg virus are related viruses that cause hemorrhagic fevers--illnesses marked by severe bleeding, organ failure, and, in many cases, death. These viruses are native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades. Ebola and Marburg Virus, Second Edition takes a look at the nature and origins of these viruses, transmission, treatment, and current vaccine research. --from publisher description
Series Statement
Deadly diseases and epidemics
Subject
  • Ebola virus disease
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
  • Marburg Virus Disease
  • Marburg virus disease
ISBN
  • 1604132523 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781604132526 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2010032999
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries