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FIGHTING INFECTIOUS DISEASE 
Series:   SCIENCE AT THE EDGE
Author:   Sally Morgan  
RRP:   $37.50
Online Price :  $33.75
10+ Copy Price :  $31.88         
Format:   Hardback 
Type of Book:   General Information 
ISBN:   9780431148847
Published:   19/06/2002
Status:   Subject To Availability
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Science at the Edge: Fighting Infectious Disease looks at how science and modern medicine save millions of lives each year, and the efforts to save millions more. It shows how diseases are caused and spread, and how scientists and drug companies are developing new treatments to improve people's chances of survival. There's explanation of immunity, blood screening, the MMR vaccine, clinical trials and health education, and coverage of issues such as the over-prescription of antibiotics, the use of genetic engineering in drug development and the difficulties of fighting AIDS.



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