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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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Table of Contents:
  • 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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