Mary Guinan, PhD, MD (INCLINE VILLAGE, NV), is the founding dean emerita of the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was the first woman to serve as the chief scientific advisor to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anne D. Mather (HOSCHTON, GA) was the managing editor of the CDC newsletter, the MMWR, during the years when smallpox was eradicated and AIDS was discovered.
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. My First Outbreak Investigation 2. Something to Believe In: Operation Smallpox Zero 3. A Gift of an Elephant 4. Dr. Herpes 5. Healthcare Workers and Enemy Information in a War Zone, Pakistan, 1980 6. An AIDS Needlestick at a Rundown Hotel in San Francisco, 1982 7. ACT UP Acts Up at CDC over the Definition of AIDS for Women 8. The HIV-Infected Preacher's Wife 9. Few Safe Places 10. Expert Witness for John Doe, the Pharmacist, 1991 11. The Milk Industry Challenges CDC over the Source of a Listeriosis Outbreak 12. On Getting AIDS from a Toilet Seat and Other STD Myths and Taboos References Index
Light-hearted and easy to read. Guinan's stories embody the modesty and humor inherent in the culture of epidemiology as practiced by the Epidemic Intelligence Service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. * Emerging Infectious Diseases * A punchy whodunnit. * Times Higher Education * Author Mary Guinan is a true pioneer, and the stories she tells of her early career are jaw-dropping. In every job-related battle she fought, Guinan's tenacity is impressive and empowering. * Bookworm Sez * A frank and illuminating look at how scientists-female scientists in particular-actually work to combat disease. * The Washington Post * A rip-roaring read. As a 'medical detective,' Guinan presents a series of case studies in explicit homage to super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes. * Nature *