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<b>The universal human instinct is to run from an outbreak of disease like Ebola. These doctors run toward it. Their job is to stop epidemics from happening.</b><br><br>They are the disease detective corps of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal agency that tracks and tries to prevent disease outbreaks and bioterrorist attacks around the world. They are formally called the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)—a group founded more than fifty years ago out of fear th
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- Author
- McKenna, Maryn
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781439123102
- Category
- medicine
- Subjects
- Medical, History, Nursing
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (1,304 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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