Bibliograph

The next pandemic, on the front lines against humankind's gravest dangers, Ali S. Khan with William Patrick

Type

Label

The next pandemic, on the front lines against humankind's gravest dangers, Ali S. Khan with William Patrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The next pandemic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

935495157

Responsibility statement

Ali S. Khan with William Patrick

Sub title

on the front lines against humankind's gravest dangers

Summary

Infectious diseases-- the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS-- account for over one hundred million deaths through history. When a new threat-- Ebola, SARS, Zika-- seems imminent, we send our medical personnel to contain it, protected by a thin mask, making life-and-death decisions on suspect information. Khan has found that rogue microbes will always be a problem, but outbreaks are often caused by people failing to imagine the consequences of our actions. He provides an urgent lesson on how we can keep ourselves safe from the inevitable next pandemic

Table Of Contents

First blush -- Sin nombre -- The face of the devil -- A pox on both your houses -- A higher form of killing -- Migrations -- Direct from the Metropole Hotel -- After the deluge -- Sierra Leone -- #JeSuisleMonde

Target audience

adult

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