The Global Threat of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Reconciling U.S.National Security and Public Health Policy

• Main Author: Brower, Jennifer (auth)
• Other Authors: Chalk, Peter (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2003
• Subjects: Infectious & contagious diseases; Medicolegal issues; Terrorism, armed struggle; Political Science; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study offers a more comprehensive analysis of the security implications of the spread of infectious diseases than has been done to date. The study examines the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, highlighting this particular crisis as a graphic example of the devastating effects th...