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Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Light of Other Epidemics
The first part of this chapter discusses the common features of various epidemics and prevailing concepts related to spread and remission of epidemics. The current Ebola virus disease epidemic is compared with epidemics that occurred over the past centuries. The second part discusses the role of com...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7149723/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804230-4.00004-2 |
| Sumario: | The first part of this chapter discusses the common features of various epidemics and prevailing concepts related to spread and remission of epidemics. The current Ebola virus disease epidemic is compared with epidemics that occurred over the past centuries. The second part discusses the role of community-wide preventive measures implemented in previous epidemics, the process of vaccine development, and the evolution of quarantine and current implementation across nations. |
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