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  Title

  Behind the mask : how the world survived SARS the first epidemic of the twenty-first century

  Author

  Brookes, Timothy J.  

  Publisher:

  American Public Health Association,

  Pub date:

  c2005.

  Physical description

  262 p. ; 23 cm. cm.

  ISBN:

  087553046X

  Item info:

  1 copy available at Aurora College Yellowknife Campus.
  

  • 087553046X
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    Aurora College Yellowknife Campus	Copies	Material	Location
    RA 644 .B41 2005	1	Book	Main collection

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  Behind the mask : how the world survived SARS the first epidemic of the twenty-first century
  Brookes, Timothy J.
  
  
  

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  Behind the mask : how the world survived SARS the first epidemic of the twenty-first century
  Brookes, Timothy J.
  

  LC Call Number:

  RA644.S17 B766 2005

  Local LC call number:

  RA 644 .B41 2005

  Personal Author:

  Brookes, Timothy J.

  Title:

  Behind the mask : how the world survived SARS the first epidemic of the twenty-first century / by Tim Brookes with Omar A. Khan, technical consultant.

  Publication info:

  Washington : American Public Health Association, c2005.

  Physical description:

  262 p. ; 23 cm. cm.

  Bibliography note:

  Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-251) and index.

  Contents:

  1. Red herrings, red flags -- 2. Rumours and remedies -- 3. GOARN -- 4. Too many viruses -- 5. Global warning, global alarm -- 6. At the Metropole -- 7. The outbreak spreads -- 8. Where the hell is this guy? -- 9. In the hospitals -- 10. The worst days: a near miss -- 11. Racing the virus -- 12. One deep: a case study in Public Health in Toronto -- 13. Amoy Gardens -- 14. Removing the handle -- 15. Singapore: a case study in quarantine -- 16. People would move away: SARS and stigma -- 17. Dire straits: China and Taiwan -- 18. It wasn't magic any more -- 19. Aftershocks -- 20. Learning from SARS.

  Summary:

  Behind the Mask: How the World Survived SARS, the First Epidemic of the Twenty-First Century recounts the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that swept through much of the world, especially Asia, in 2003. The author explains about what was occurring before SARS appeared, what happened during the outbreak, and what efforts are underway to prevent its return.

  Held by:

  COL-YK

  Subject term:

  SARS (Disease)

  Subject term:

  Coronavirus infections.

  Subject term:

  Coronaviruses.

  Subject term:

  SARS (Disease)--History.

  Holdings:

  RA 644 .B41 2005