How long does it take to read Control of Communicable Diseases Manual?
David L. Heymann
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual by David L. Heymann takes about 13 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 22 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2004. 729 pages, about 200,475 words.
27 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 22 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual is the most widely recognized sourcebook on infectious diseases. The 19h edition addresses concerns about the impact of communicable diseases around the globe as communicable diseases, new and unknown, continue to thrive, kill, maim and surprise the masses. Among the diseases addressed in the new edition is a chapter on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The emergence of this disease so clearly demonstrates that every country is vulnerable and that the impact of this communicable disease has been felt worldwide.
Subjects: Communicable diseases, Prevention, Communicable Disease Control, Maladies infectieuses, Prévention
