Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases (June 2005)
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If Smallpox Strikes Portland...; Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases; by Chris L. Barrett, Stephen G. Eubank and James P. Smith; 8 Page(s)

EpiSims unleashes virtual plagues in real cities to see how social networks spread disease. That knowledge might help stop epidemics (originally published March 2005)

Can Chlamydia Be Stopped?; Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases; by David M. Ojcius, Toni Darville and Patrik M. Bavoil; 7 Page(s)

Chlamydia is a rampant sexually transmitted disease, the world's leading cause of preventable blindness and a possible contributor to heart disease. Recent discoveries are suggesting new ways to curtail its spread (originally published May 2005)

Attacking Anthrax; Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases; by John A.T. Young and R. John Collier; 7 Page(s)

Recent discoveries are suggesting much-needed strategies for improving prevention and treatment. High on the list: ways to neutralize the anthrax bacterium's fiendish toxin (originally published March 2002)

Detecting Mad Cow Disease; Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases; by Stanley B. Prusiner; 8 Page(s)

New tests can rapidly identify the presence of dangerous prions - the agents responsible for the malady - and several compounds offer hope for treatment (originally published July 2004)

Hope in a Vial; Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases; by Carol Ezzell; 6 Page(s)

Will there be an AIDS vaccine anytime soon? (originally published June 2002)

Edible Vaccines; Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases; by William H.R. Langridge; 6 Page(s)

One day children may get immunized by munching on foods instead of enduring shots. More important, food vaccines might save millions who now die for lack of access to traditional inoculants (originally published September 2000)

Beyond Chicken Soup; Tackling Major Killers: Infectious Diseases; by William A. Haseltine; 8 Page(s)

The antiviral era is upon us, with an array of virus-fighting drugs on the market and in development. Research into viral genomes is fueling much of this progress (originally published November 2001)