Pandemics

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H1N1, also know as Swine flu has hit our shores and with the arrival last year of H5N1, Avian flu, a serious flu pandemic is a real possibility.

What are global governments and health organisations doing to prevent the virus spreading and do they need to do more? This book looks at the facts behind the headlines and asks 'should we be worried?'

Likewise MRSA cases are still growing in our hospitals. - can it be controlled? Should the UK be doing more about prevention or do we need a global solution? Given recent headlines it is unsurprising that many are wondering which disease might get them first, Bird Flu or MRSA. Pocket Issue, Pandemics looks under the covers and finds out if we really do need to be worried.

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Independent and easy-to-read, Pocket Issue is researched and peer reviewed by experts and written in an accessible style, with thought provoking illustrations by political cartoonist, Andrzej Krauze, help navigate through the issue: