- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Canada; 1 edition (Sep 26 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385662777
- ISBN-13: 978-0385662772
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #236,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Product Description
An essential survival guide – both to pandemic influenza, and to the hype surrounding it.
Written by an emergency physician and a public health physician, The Flu Pandemic and You is a frank and clear book about how to prepare for the next influenza pandemic, and how to understand the broader context in which the threat exists.
With cool heads and great professional expertise, the authors describe the history of influenza pandemics, the scientific reasons for the current health concern, the effects a pandemic would have, and the steps governments are likely to take when, not if, it hits. Drs. Lam and Lee carefully explain how readers can assess their level of risk, and set out practical advice on how an individual can prepare for a pandemic and maximize their chances of living through it. They draw on the latest evidence and their experience of the SARS outbreak of 2003. The Flu Pandemic and You develops a lucid framework to help people respond to the latest news stories about avian flu, and understand the current media anxiety about influenza in the context of the risks we all face in our daily lives.
This crucially important book, full of reasoned, knowledgeable advice, is an indispensable handbook for fearful times.
Written by an emergency physician and a public health physician, The Flu Pandemic and You is a frank and clear book about how to prepare for the next influenza pandemic, and how to understand the broader context in which the threat exists.
With cool heads and great professional expertise, the authors describe the history of influenza pandemics, the scientific reasons for the current health concern, the effects a pandemic would have, and the steps governments are likely to take when, not if, it hits. Drs. Lam and Lee carefully explain how readers can assess their level of risk, and set out practical advice on how an individual can prepare for a pandemic and maximize their chances of living through it. They draw on the latest evidence and their experience of the SARS outbreak of 2003. The Flu Pandemic and You develops a lucid framework to help people respond to the latest news stories about avian flu, and understand the current media anxiety about influenza in the context of the risks we all face in our daily lives.
This crucially important book, full of reasoned, knowledgeable advice, is an indispensable handbook for fearful times.
About the Author
Dr. Vincent Lam is an emergency physician. He has contributed to The Globe and Mail, National Post and Toronto Life Magazine. His work also includes expedition medicine on Arctic and Antarctic ships.
Dr. Colin Lee is a public health physician and an emergency physician. He serves on a number of infectious disease control committees at the hospital, community, and provincial levels in Ontario. His work also extends globally to developing countries.
Dr. Colin Lee is a public health physician and an emergency physician. He serves on a number of infectious disease control committees at the hospital, community, and provincial levels in Ontario. His work also extends globally to developing countries.
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