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The next pandemic
on the front lines against humankind's gravest dangers
by Khan, Ali MD
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"A former director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lays out his theories on when, where and how the next major disease outbreak will arrive, "--NoveList.
"Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat--Ebola, SARS, Zika--seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to contain it. People like Dr. Ali S. Khan. In his long career as a public health first responder--protected by a thin mask from infected patients, napping under nets to keep out scorpions, making life-and-death decisions on limited, suspect information--Khan has found that rogue microbes will always be a problem, but outbreaks are often caused by people. We make mistakes, politicize emergencies, and, too often, fail to imagine the consequences of our actions. The Next Pandemic is a firsthand account of disasters like anthrax, bird flu, and others--and how we could do more to prevent their return. It is both a gripping story of our brushes with fate and an urgent lesson on how we can keep ourselves safe from the inevitable next pandemic."--Jacket.
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.
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Epidemics, World health, Disasters, PreventionShowing one featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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The next pandemic: on the front lines against humankind's gravest dangers
2016
in English
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1610395913 9781610395915
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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. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and index.
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