TY - BOOK ID - 118586790 TI - Avian flu AU - Sfakianos, Jeffrey N AU - Alcamo, I. Edward AU - United States. PY - 2006 SN - 128132423X 9786611324230 1438101333 PB - [Place of publication not identified] Chelsea House Publishers DB - UniCat KW - Avian influenza KW - Public Health KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Communicable Diseases KW - Avian flu KW - Bird flu KW - Fowl pest KW - Fowl plague KW - Influenza in birds KW - Birds KW - Influenza KW - Poultry KW - Virus diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118586790 AB - This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine various microbiological scourges that have affected humans as well as the steps that have been taken to identify, isolate, prevent, and eradicate them. Each title will outline the history and treatments of the diseases, highlighting how improvements in prevention and treatment techniques have affected the disease's impact on the world population. Also known as the "bird flu," avian influenza is a disease that once infected only birds but has acquired the ability to infect humans with deadly results. ER -