Description
Book SynopsisA look at one of the biggest challenges facing our world today - disease - and how we are tackling it
Disease has always been part of the human experience, from huge pandemics to illnesses increasingly associated with unhealthy lifestyles and the world''s ageing population. Medical technology has improved so dramatically that the rates of some illnesses are declining fast, while tests, vaccines and cutting edge surgery are making others much more survivable. But healthcare is not equal around the world and the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted just how vulnerable the world can be to a brand new disease. How can we make the world more healthy?
How can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and exp
Table of Contents
- 1: What is disease?
- 2: Non-communicable diseases
- 3: Cancer
- 4: Cardiovascular diseases
- 5: Chronic respiratory diseases
- 6: Diabetes
- 7: Communicable diseases
- 8: Viral diseases
- 9: Bacterial diseases
- 10: Parasitic diseases
- 11: Vaccination
- 12: Public health and sanitation
- 13: The future of disease
- 14: Glossary
- 15: Further reading
- 16: Index
