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The Coming Plague
Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
1 of 1 copy available
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Creators
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Publisher
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Release date
July 7, 2009 -
Formats
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780307706782
- File size: 980330 KB
- Duration: 34:02:21
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Covering new diseases that have emerged since the 1960s, Garrett provides a dramatic and panoramic portrait of the changing balance of power between man and microbes. Carefully researched, written for both the layperson and specialist, filled with tales of heroism and adventure in exotic locales, as well as momentous scientific discoveries, this work may inspire a new generation of microbe hunters. Kimberly Schraf reads with care and intensity, bringing emotional depth to real-life heroes and underscoring the dangers and intrigues of a plot as complex as nature. J.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine -
October 2, 1995
Garrett probes the human impact on the environment and the resulting emergence of new and mutating deadly viruses. -
Starred review from January 3, 1994
Documenting the plausible threat of major new worldwide epidemics, as well as eruptions of recently discovered diseases, Garrett's gripping and frightening report sounds a wake-up call to the planet. Wars, sexual promiscuity, inept public-health efforts and development schemes that disrupt ecosystems are some of the factors she says contribute to the alarmingly rapid mutation of viruses, the pandemics sweeping through the animal world, and the spread of human diseases to new areas. Health and science writer for New York Newsday, Garrett discusses the tremendous increase in AIDS and HIV infection across Asia, outbreaks of the incredibly lethal Ebola virus in Africa, and the spread of diseases via human technologies (such as tampons contributing to toxic shock syndrome). Her first-rate investigation concludes with a call for a global early warning system to rapidly detect new diseases and drug-resistant strains. BOMC, QPB and Natural Science Book Club selections.
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