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Deadliest enemy our war against killer germs

Infectious disease has the terrifying power to disrupt everyday life on a global scale, overwhelming public and private resources and bringing trade and transportation to a halt. In today's world, it's easier than ever to move people, animals, and materials around the planet, but the same advances t...

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Main Authors: Osterholm, Michael T. (Author), Olshaker, Mark, 1951- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Epidemics > Prevention.
Communicable diseases > Prevention.
Vaccines.
AIDS (Disease) > Prevention.
Zika virus > Prevention.
SARS (Disease) > Prevention.
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505 0 |a Black swans and red alerts -- Annals of public health -- White coats and worn shoes -- The threat matrix -- The natural history of germs -- The new world order -- Means of transmission: bats, bugs, lungs, and penises -- Vaccines: the sharpest arrow in our quiver -- Malaria, AIDS, and TB: lest we forget -- Gain of function and dual use: the Frankenstein scenario -- Bioterror: opening Pandora's box -- Ebola: out of Africa -- SARS and MERS: harbingers of things to come -- Mosquitoes: public health enemy number one -- Zika: expecting the unexpected -- Antimicrobials: the tragedy of the commons -- Fighting the resistance -- Influenza: the king of infectious diseases -- Pandemic: from unspeakable to inevitable -- Taking influenza off the table -- Battle plan for survival. 
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