Statistical Handbook on Infectious Diseases

This statistical handbook is designed to offer students researchers practitioners and the general adult population a comprehensive statistical overview of the status of infectious disease worldwide. The availability of this information has increased dramatically on the Internet yet the data are often too extensive hard to find or difficult to interpret. A carefully selected array of tables and charts present authoritative statistical information placing valuable statistics into context with introductory text.Detailed source information in each table figure and chart allows the user to pursue further information and uncover the stories behind the numbers. The book concludes with a glossary of key terms bibliography guide to information sources available on the Internet and a detailed index.